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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Stuart R. Grant, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robin Maisonneuve, Lyons, FR;
Stuart R. Grant, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robin Maisonneuve, Lyons, FR;
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A first articulating member for use with a second articulating member to form a prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty for a joint formed between adjacent first and second bones in which a bone fragment having an exterior surface has separated from the first bone is provided. The first articulating member includes an articulating portion having an articulation surface for articulation with the second articulating member and an attaching portion connected to the articulating portion for attachment to the first bone. The first articulating member also includes a fragment portion connected to at least one of the articulating portion and the insertion portion. The fragment portion includes a surface for contact with the external periphery of the bone fragment.