Tibial prosthesis systems, kits, and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9492290
APP PUB NO 20130261504A1
SERIAL NO

13837294

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Systems for determining force balance on a knee joint during a surgical procedure are disclosed. A system can include a tibial prosthesis. The tibial prosthesis can include a bearing component, a base component, and a shim component. The bearing component can have a superior articulating surface and an inferior surface. The bearing component can include a top portion, a bottom portion, a frame disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, and a plurality of sensors disposed between the frame and the bottom portion. The frame can have a plurality of apertures corresponding in size or shape to the plurality of sensors. The base component can have a superior surface and an inferior surface. The shim component can be configured to be slidable between the inferior surface of the bearing component and the superior surface of the base component in an anterior to posterior direction.

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  • SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.;ZIMMER, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chana, Barjinder S Rancho Cordova, US 7 263
Claypool, Jody Columbia City, US 9 734
Fisher, Michael G Folsom, US 60 5365
Johannaber, Kenneth D Rancho Murieta, US 36 789
Lewallen, David Rochester, US 19 757
Paprosky, Wayne Winfield, US 9 539
Sizelove, Andrew P Folsom, US 5 190
Stump, Steven Goshen, US 6 356
White, Stephen E Fort Wayne, US 31 2079

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