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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
David Wolfson, Bridgend, GB;
Russell Lloyd, Wiltshire, GB;
John O'connor, Oxford, GB;
Mohammed Imran Khan, Berkshire, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
John W. Goodfellow, Oxford, GB;
David Wolfson, Bridgend, GB;
Russell Lloyd, Wiltshire, GB;
John O'Connor, Oxford, GB;
Mohammed Imran Khan, Berkshire, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
John W. Goodfellow, Oxford, GB;
Biomet UK Limited, Bridgend, GB;
Abstract
A bearing componentfor a joint replacement prosthesis comprises a first bearing element; a second bearing element, and a linking element, operatively connecting the first and second bearing elementsand permitting relative motion there between. The flexible linking elementprevents dislocation of mobile bearings in a total knee replacement prosthesis. The invention also relates to a bridging element which retains the linking elementwith some play, which acts as a ligament support, and which causes a deflection of the line of action of a ligament A joint replacement prosthesis is also disclosed comprising a biasing elementor a tensioning elementoperatively coupled to the artificial ligament. The biasing elementor tensioning elementmay be housed in the stem of a tibial tray
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