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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Stephen A. Hazebrouck, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Daren L. Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mark A. Heldreth, Mentone, IN (US);
Jack T. Bryant, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rusty T. Meier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Stephen A. Hazebrouck, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Daren L. Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mark A. Heldreth, Mentone, IN (US);
Jack T. Bryant, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rusty T. Meier, Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A fixed-bearing prosthesis includes a femoral component having a medial condyle surface and a lateral condyle surface. The knee prosthesis also includes a bearing having a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of the femoral component, and a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component. A tibial tray is secured to the bearing. The tibial tray has a platform with an elongated stem extending downwardly from a lower surface thereof. A posterior buttress extends along a posterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform, and an anterior buttress extends along an anterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform. Differently-sized tibial trays are interchangeable with differently-sized bearings.