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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Eugene E. Keller, Rochester, MN (US);
Evre Baltali, Rochester, MN (US);
Kai-nan an, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eugene E. Keller, Rochester, MN (US);
Evre Baltali, Rochester, MN (US);
Kai-Nan An, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fossa-eminence prosthesis having a nonanatomic surface that is relatively flatter than the native fossa. The articular eminence of the patient can be surgically reduced before implanting the prosthesis.