IP Library Granted Patent US 9,839,520
Granted Patent B2
US 9,839,520 · App. 14/900,379 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

Artificial knee joint implant

Inventor: Tomoyuki Mizuguchi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
A61F2/3836A61F2/38A61F2/389A61F2/3859A61F2002/30607
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Patent No.
US 9,839,520
App. No.
14/900,379
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an artificial knee joint implant with which the balance between ligaments can be properly adjusted. An artificial knee joint implant includes a plurality of types of tibial plates-having tibia-side sliding faces that slide against femoral components and respectively having at least either the tibia-side sliding faces at different positions with respect to a tibia in a state where the tibial plates are fixed to a tibial tray attached to a tibia, or the tibia-side sliding faces in different shapes.

Claims (31)

1. An artificial knee joint implant, comprising a femoral component and a tibial plate,

wherein the tibial plate has a tibia-side sliding face that slides against the femoral component, and

the tibial plate of the artificial knee joint implant comprises one of a plurality of tibial plate types respectively having at least either the tibia-side sliding faces at different positions with respect to a tibia in a state where the tibial plate types are fixed to a tibial tray attached to the tibia, or the tibia-side sliding faces in different shapes, and

wherein the tibia-side sliding faces are respectively provided with distalmost points positioned on a distalmost side in an extension direction, which is a direction in which the artificial knee joint implant that is fixed to a femur and the tibia is extended, and

each of the plurality of tibial plate types has the distalmost point whose position with respect to a knee joint is different from the positions of the distalmost points of the other tibial plate types in an anterior-posterior direction in a state where each of the plurality of tibial plate types are fixed to the tibial tray.

2. The artificial knee joint implant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the distalmost points include a first distalmost point, a second distalmost point, and a third distalmost point respectively corresponding to the plurality of tibial plate types, and

the plurality of tibial plate types include a first tibial plate type provided with the first distalmost point that is at a predetermined position in the anterior-posterior direction, a second tibial plate type provided with the second distalmost point that is closer to an anterior side than the first distalmost point is in the anterior-posterior direction, and a third tibial plate type provided with the third distalmost point that is closer to a posterior side than the first distalmost point is in the anterior-posterior direction.

3. The artificial knee joint implant according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first tibial plate type is provided with a first medial-side distalmost point and a first lateral-side distalmost point as two first distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in a left-right direction,

the second tibial plate type is provided with a second medial-side distalmost point and a second lateral-side distalmost point as two second distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in the left-right direction,

the third tibial plate type is provided with a third medial-side distalmost point and a third lateral-side distalmost point as two third distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in the left-right direction, and

separation intervals of the medial-side distalmost points in the anterior-posterior direction and separation intervals of the lateral-side distalmost points in the anterior-posterior direction are different from each other.

4. An artificial knee joint implant, comprising a femoral component and a tibial plate,

wherein the femoral component has a femur-side sliding face that slides over the tibial plate, and

the femoral component of the artificial knee joint implant comprises one of a plurality of femoral component types respectively having at least either the femur-side sliding faces at different positions with respect to a femur in a state where the femoral component types are fixed to the femur, or the femur-side sliding faces in different shapes, and

wherein the femur-side sliding faces are respectively provided with distalmost points positioned on a distalmost side in an extension direction, which is a direction in which the artificial knee joint implant that is fixed to the femur and a tibia is extended, and

each of the plurality of femoral component types has the distalmost point whose position with respect to a knee joint is different from the positions of the distalmost points of the other femoral component types in an anterior-posterior direction in a state where each of the plurality of femoral component types are fixed to the femur.

5. The artificial knee joint implant according to claim 4 ,

wherein the distalmost points include a first distalmost point, a second distalmost point, and a third distalmost point respectively corresponding to the plurality of types of femoral component types and

the plurality of femoral component types include a first femoral component type provided with the first distalmost point that is at a predetermined position in the anterior-posterior direction, a second femoral component type provided with the second distalmost point that is closer to an anterior side than the first distalmost point is in the anterior-posterior direction, and a third femoral component type provided with the third distalmost point that is closer to a posterior side than the first distalmost point is in the anterior-posterior direction.

6. The artificial knee joint implant according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first femoral component type is provided with a first medial-side distalmost point and a first lateral-side distalmost point as two first distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in a left-right direction,

the second femoral component type is provided with a second medial-side distalmost point and a second lateral-side distalmost point as two second distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in the left-right direction,

the third femoral component type is provided with a third medial-side distalmost point and a third lateral-side distalmost point as two third distalmost points that are spaced away from each other in the left-right direction, and

separation intervals of the medial-side distalmost points in the anterior-posterior direction and separation intervals of the lateral-side distalmost points in the anterior-posterior direction are different from each other.

7. An artificial knee joint implant, comprising a femoral component and a tibial plate,

wherein the tibial plate has a tibia-side sliding face that slides against the femoral component,

the artificial knee joint implant comprises a plurality of tibial plate types respectively having at least either the tibia-side sliding faces at different positions with respect to a tibia in a state where the tibial plate types are fixed to a tibial tray attached to the tibia, or the tibia-side sliding faces in different shapes,

the tibia-side sliding faces respectively have inclined faces formed on an anterior side and flat faces formed on a posterior side, and

the plurality of types of tibial plate types are provided with the inclined faces that have different lengths in an anterior-posterior direction.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 17, 2017
From: KYOCERA MEDICAL CORPORATION; KYOCERA CORPORATION
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043026/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2015
From: MIZUGUCHI, TOMOYUKI
To: KYOCERA MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037341/0801 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-134777 · Jun 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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