Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1995-02-15
1997-03-11
Shay, Randy C.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
A61F 238
Patent
active
056096429
ABSTRACT:
The method of implanting a femoral and a tibial knee prosthesis and instruments for surgically implanting the femoral and tibial prosthesis component as disclosed. The method includes the formation of a plurality of surgical cuts on the patient's distal femur. A trial tibial prosthesis is then fitted to the surgically prepared distal femur. The trial prosthesis has a femoral articulating surface and a non-articulating surface that fits the patient's distal femur at the surgical cuts. A surgeon then forms a transverse cut on the patient's proximal tibia. The surgeon places a tibial trial prosthesis on the patient's proximal tibia, the trial prosthesis including a tibial trial stem that fits the patient's intramedullary canal, a tibial trial metallic tray or plate, and a plastic trial insert that fits the tibial tray or plate. The plastic insert includes a tibial articulating surface that can articulate with the femoral articulating surface. The respective articulating surfaces are placed in contact and the surgeon then moves the patient's knee through a full range of motion. During this movement of patient's knee through a full range of motion, the surgeon uses a lever that is attached to the trial tibial prosthesis to rotate the trial tibial prosthesis about its stem. The surgeon can try different rotational positions of the tibial trial prosthesis each time moving the knee through a full range of motion to ensure proper orientation and an accurate fit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4938769 (1990-07-01), Shaw
patent: 5489311 (1996-02-01), Cipolletti
Carls Thomas A.
Johnson Chris E.
Naraghian Khosrow
Steele John
Vendrely Tim
Shay Randy C.
Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.
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