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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Michael C. Ferko, Warwick, NY (US);
Peter John Wellings, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/3877 (2013.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.02); A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30889 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30891 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3895 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic implant useful in a cementless application is disclosed. The implant may include a curved bone facing surface and one or more pegs or keels. Preferably, the implant is implanted on a bone surface that has been prepared so as to allow for a snap fit between the implant and the bone.