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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Jeff Blaylock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Michael Cook, Claypool, IN (US);
Ron Donkers, Warsaw, IN (US);
Scott Dykema, Warsaw, IN (US);
Maleata Hall, Warsaw, IN (US);
John Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Arlen D. Hanssen, Rochester, MN (US);
David G. Lewallen, Rochester, MN (US);
Jeff Blaylock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Michael Cook, Claypool, IN (US);
Ron Donkers, Warsaw, IN (US);
Scott Dykema, Warsaw, IN (US);
Maleata Hall, Warsaw, IN (US);
John Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Arlen D. Hanssen, Rochester, MN (US);
David G. Lewallen, Rochester, MN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A femoral augment, or set of augments, for use with a knee joint prosthesis, where the femoral augment includes a main body portion, an aperture formed within the main body portion and extending in a generally distal/proximal direction, and a pair of legs extending outwardly from said main body portion in a generally posterior direction. In the preferred embodiment, the aperture is configured to receive a stem extension implant, and to allow it to pass through. Additionally, the legs of the femoral augment are preferably configured to be seated proximal of a proximal side of a pair of condylar portions of a femoral component of a knee joint prosthesis. The present invention is intended for situations in which the distal portion of the femur is defective, and it provides a method and devices that allow for preservation of healthy peripheral bone.