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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
John O'connor, Oxford, GB;
Chris Dodd, Oxford, GB;
David Murray, Oxford, GB;
Colin Hunsley, Basingstoke, legal representative, GB;
John Goodfellow, Oxford, GB;
John O'Connor, Oxford, GB;
Chris Dodd, Oxford, GB;
David Murray, Oxford, GB;
Colin Hunsley, Basingstoke, legal representative, GB;
Other;
Abstract
The invention concerns a tibial prosthetic component comprising a plate () for forming a tibial plateau of a tibia (), wherein a peripheral region of the plate () has a thickness of less than 3 mm. The invention also concerns a tibial prosthetic component having a keel of depth less than 9 mm. The invention also concerns a method of selecting a tibial prosthetic component comprising receiving measurements of at least one physical attribute of an individual into whom the tibial prosthetic component is to be implanted, selecting a thickness of a plate () and depth of keel of the tibial prosthetic component based on the measurements and providing a tibial prosthetic component comprising a plate () having the selected thickness and a keel having the selected depth. The invention may also comprise implanting a tibial prosthetic component selected in accordance with this method into an individual and a kit comprising a plurality of prosthetic components comprising plates having different thicknesses with keels of different depths.