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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Keith R. Berend, Columbus, OH (US);
Kirk J. Bailey, Rochester, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30451 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30583 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30769 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3438 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis can have a wall portion that deforms to conform to a surface. The deformation of the wall can be plastic (i.e. permanent) or elastic (i.e. able to return to the pre-deformed configuration). The surface can be an anatomical surface.