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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Kinamed, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roger Carignan, Williams, AZ (US);
Clyde R. Pratt, Somis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kinamed, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/3877 (2013.01); A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30594 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30685 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30948 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30952 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00203 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00239 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01); Y10S 623/901 (2013.01);
Abstract
A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the trochlear groove surface, of an individual femur, thereby creating a 'customized' replacement device for that individual femur and maintaining the original kinematics of the joint. The top surface is designed so as to maintain centrally directed tracking of the patella perpendicular to the plane established by the distal end of the femoral condyles and aligned with the center of the femoral head.