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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Edward S. Boyden, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Gregory J. Della Rocca, Columbia, MO (US);
Daniel Hawkins, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Terence Myckatyn, St. Louis, MO (US);
Parag Jitendra Parikh, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dennis J. Rivet, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Joshua S. Shimony, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael A. Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Artificial joint prosthetic components including synovial fluid deflection structures are described. Embodiments of artificial joint prosthesis include those with: a bone-facing surface of a artificial joint prosthesis, the bone-facing surface configured to face a bone-prosthesis interface in vivo; a non-contact surface of the artificial joint prosthesis; and at least one fluid deflection structure positioned on the non-contact surface, the fluid deflection structure positioned to deflect synovial fluid away from the bone-prosthesis interface in vivo.