The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy (Ireland), Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Peter J James, Nottingham, GB;
Richard E Jones, Dallas, TX (US);
Benjamin J Sordelet, Columbia City, IN (US);
Timothy G Vendrely, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Stephanie M Wainscott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Depuy (Ireland), Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3886 (2013.01); A61F 2/30734 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30334 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30344 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30738 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular knee prosthesis system includes a femoral component having a stem and a sleeve. The system is modular, and provides the surgeon with the option of distally offsetting the joint line by controlling the relative axial positions of the stem and the sleeve. Alternative options include providing sleeves with tapered bores of different diameters, providing a shim to be placed between the sleeve and the stem and providing the stems as adapters having different diameters.