Porous unicondylar knee
CA 2431096 C · Owner: Zimmer Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Hodorek, Robert A.
Overview
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A unicondylar femoral component for use in a partial knee arthroplasty. A femoral component of the present invention comprises a post and a flange having a pre- determined angle there between whereby a clamping force is placed on a patient's distal femur to hold the implant in place. The implant further comprises a porous layer on its bone contacting surface. In an alternative embodiment the femoral component is attached to the distal femur at least two threaded fasteners.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 4, 2003 and granted January 11, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 4, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 4, 2025.
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