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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2011
Applicants:

Hyun Bae, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Edwin Su, New York, NY (US);

Brady R. Shirley, Lewisville, TX (US);

Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);

Andrew R. Fauth, River Heights, UT (US);

Daniel J. Triplett, Providence, UT (US);

Neil Etherington, North Logan, UT (US);

Nicholas Slater, Chandler, AZ (US);

Dylan M. Hushka, Chandler, AZ (US);

Carlyle J. Creger, Wellsville, UT (US);

Ephraim Akyuz, Logan, UT (US);

Daniel Hayes, Placerville, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hyun Bae, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Edwin Su, New York, NY (US);

Brady R. Shirley, Lewisville, TX (US);

Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);

Andrew R. Fauth, River Heights, UT (US);

Daniel J. Triplett, Providence, UT (US);

Neil Etherington, North Logan, UT (US);

Nicholas Slater, Chandler, AZ (US);

Dylan M. Hushka, Chandler, AZ (US);

Carlyle J. Creger, Wellsville, UT (US);

Ephraim Akyuz, Logan, UT (US);

Daniel Hayes, Placerville, CA (US);

Assignee:

ENGAGE MEDICAL HOLDINGS, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30398 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30401 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30845 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30848 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30879 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems for joint arthroplasty include prostheses which are secured to bone with sliding anchors. Examples include unicondylar and bicondylar knee prostheses for hemi-arthroplasty and total arthroplasty. Instruments guide the anchors into proper engagement with the prosthetic components. Methods of using the prostheses and instruments are disclosed.


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