Orthopaedic implant having an articulating surface with a conforming and translational surface

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PATENT NO 5928285
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08866628

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The invention is directed to an orthopaedic implant for implantation into a bone at a joint. The orthopaedic implant 10 includes an articulating surface 20 for mating with a complementary implant 30. The orthopaedic implant includes a body 12 defining the articulating surface. The articulating surface 20 includes a conforming surface 22 bounded by a translational surface 24. The conforming surface 22 allows rotational movement between the articulating surface and the complementary implant, and the translational surface 24 allows rolling and translational movement between the articulating surface and the complementary implant. The conforming surface 22 is tangent at a periphery thereof to the translational surface 24.

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  • ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bigliani, Louis U Englewood, NJ 4 259
Flatow, Evan L New York, NY 5 240
Norman, Delfreda L Fort Wayne, IN 4 444

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