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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Hans Schmotzer, Kolliken, CH;
Peter Schuler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Udo Malzer, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Rotkreuz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30324 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30929 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0024 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01);
Abstract
A femoral slideway and femoral slideway/femur-size template combination is employed to create an installed knee prosthesis that creates a reduced amount of stress in the collateral ligaments relative to previous prosthesis. In one embodiment, the reduced stress is achieved by employing a femoral slideway/femur-size template combination which results in installation of a femoral slideway which has a smaller dorsal-ventral dimension than a corresponding dimension of the femur prior to resection.