Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1992-02-24
1993-09-21
Green, Randall L.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
623 18, 623 16, A61F 238, A61F 228, A61F 230
Patent
active
052464598
ABSTRACT:
A modular tibial support peg operable to secure a tibial component of a knee joint prosthesis to a tibia having a groove. The modular tibial support peg includes a cylindrical body with a ridged outer surface operable to engage the groove in the tibia. The modular tibial support peg further includes a plurality of spikes extending inferiorly from the cylindrical body. The spikes are operable to engage the tibia at the inferior end of the groove.
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Advertising material regarding the Freeman-Samulson Knee (Exhibit A of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Advertising material regarding the Kinemax Plus Knee System manufactured by Howmedica (Exhibit B of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Advertising material regarding the Genesis Knee System marketed by Smith & Nephew Richards (Exhibit C of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Advertising material regarding the Miller-Galante Knee (Exhibit D of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Advertising material regarding the PCA Modular Knee System (Exhibit E of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Advertising material regarding the Whitesides Knee (Exhibit F of the Affidavit of Sarmed George Elias).
Green Randall L.
Nguyen Dinh X.
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