Prosthesis fixturing device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6224632
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08717209

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A tibia fixturing device comprises a metal tray formed with annularly spaced recesses in its underside at a depth of at least about 1.5 mm and from which a stem depends for axial insertion into a tibia conical cavity. The stem has a circular cylindrical portion proximal the tray and a conical portion distal the tray. Fins radially extend from the stem cylindrical portion and penetrate the tibia to provide some torsional resistance. Axially extending channels are formed about the stem periphery which channels have bottom surfaces parallel to the stem axis to provide further torsional resistance. The channels are arranged to not interlock with the cement in the axial direction to permit the cement to separate first from the device during axial removal of the device from the bone. The fins have inclined edges distal the tray and inclined radial outer edges to align and center the stem to the bone cavity edge. Cement in the tray recesses bonds the tray to a tibia resected surface to provide major torsional resistance of the tray about the cavity longitudinal axis.

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST I61 FIRST STREET SOUTH ORANGE NEW JERSEY 07079 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buechel, Frederick F Naples, FL 35 3340
Pappas, Michael J Stuart, FL 57 5502

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