Proportioned surgically implantable knee prosthesis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7341602
APP PUB NO 20030060888A1
SERIAL NO

10232608

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A knee prosthesis for unicompartmental implantation into a knee joint is implantable without requiring bone resection and includes a body free of any means of fixation to a portion of knee joint, anatomy and having a substantially elliptical shape in plan and a pair of contoured opposed faces including a convex face and a concave face. A peripheral edge extends between the faces and includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first dimension D is defined by the first end and the second end. A second dimension F is defined by the first side and the second side. The dimension F is from about 0.25 to about 1.5 of the dimension D.

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CENTERPULSE ORTHOPEDICS INC9900 SPECTRUM DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78717

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fell, Barry M Hummelstown, PA 54 4284
Hallock, Richard H Hummelstown, PA 14 3059

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