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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Christel M. Wagner, Plymouth, IN (US);
Joseph G. Wyss, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David Barrett, Awbridge, GB;
Inventors:
Christel M. Wagner, Plymouth, IN (US);
Joseph G. Wyss, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David Barrett, Awbridge, GB;
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component that is configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared distal femur. The femoral component has an articular side that includes a posterior femoral condyle surface. A fixation side is opposite the articular side, and it includes a posterior fixation surface that extends generally in the superior/inferior direction. The posterior fixation surface has an angled posterior cement pocket formed therein.