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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Jeffrey D. Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
Adam M. Griner, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Raymond C. Parisi, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Brian E. Vanskyock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Toby N. Farling, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jeffrey D. Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
Adam M. Griner, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Raymond C. Parisi, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Brian E. Vanskyock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Toby N. Farling, Warsaw, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a nonarticulating surface including contoured surfaces and/or planar surfaces. The present disclosure also provides a method for preparing a bone surface for receiving the prostheses described herein.
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