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US 12,419,753 · App. 17/438,213 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Orthopaedic system with medial pivoting femoral component and insert

Inventors: Stephen E. White (Fort Wayne, IN); William J. Maloney (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
A61F2/3859A61F2/389A61F2002/30326A61F2002/30327A61F2002/3863
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Patent No.
US 12,419,753
App. No.
17/438,213
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An orthopaedic system includes a tibial insert and a femoral component configured to articulate on the tibial insert. The tibial insert includes an articular surface, and the femoral component includes a femoral articular surface having decreasing radii of curvature posteriorly. The articular surface of the tibial insert includes an increased anterior lip to improve stability of the femoral component.

Claims (22)

1. An orthopaedic system comprising:

a tibial insert having a medial articular surface and a lateral articular surface, wherein the medial and lateral articular surfaces are asymmetrically shaped relative to each other; and

a femoral component having a medial condyle configured to articulate on the medial articular surface of the tibial insert and a lateral condyle configured to articulate on the lateral articular surface of the tibial insert, wherein the medial condyle of the femoral component includes a femoral articular surface having a first radius of curvature that extends posteriorly to a first degree of flexion of 70 degrees or less and a plurality of decreasing radii of curvature that extend posteriorly from the first degree of flexion to a second degree of flexion greater than the first degree of flexion,

wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert and the femoral articular surface of the medial condyle have a medial-lateral conformity of at least 93%, and

wherein the lateral articular surface of the tibial insert and the femoral articular surface of the lateral condyle have a medial-lateral conformity of at least 93%.

2. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the femoral articular surface of the femoral component has a second radius of curvature at the second degree of flexion, the second radius of curvature being greater than each of the decreasing radii of curvature.

3. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the femoral articular surface of the femoral component has a second radius of curvature, posterior of the decreasing radii of curvature, that is greater than the posterior-most radius of the plurality of decreasing radii of curvature.

4. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert and the femoral articular surface of the medial condyle of the femoral component are more conforming than the lateral articular surface of the tibial insert and femoral articular surface of the lateral condyle of the femoral component.

5. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert includes a dwell point and an anterior medial lip, wherein the anterior medial lip has a height, relative to the dwell point, of at least 9 millimeters.

6. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert includes a dwell point having an arcuate or oblong shape when viewed in a transverse plane.

7. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the first radius of curvature has a length that is between 41% to 47% of an anterior-posterior length of the tibial insert.

8. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert includes a dwell point and the lateral articular surface provides an arcuate path for pivoting of the femoral component about the dwell point.

9. The orthopaedic system of claim 1 , wherein the first radius of curvature extends anteriorly to a hyper-extension degree of flexion of 30 degrees or less.

10. An orthopaedic system comprising:

a tibial insert comprising a lateral articular surface and a medial articular surface, and

a femoral component comprising a medial condyle configured to articulate on the medial articular surface of the tibial insert, and a lateral condyle configured to articulate on the lateral articular surface of the tibial insert, the medial condyle of the femoral component including a femoral articular surface having a first radius of curvature that extends posteriorly to a first degree of flexion of 70 degrees or less and a plurality of decreasing radii of curvature that extend posteriorly from the first degree of flexion to a second degree of flexion greater than the first degree of flexion,

wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert is asymmetrically-shaped relative to the lateral articular surface and includes a dwell point having an arcuate or oblong shape when viewed in a transverse plane and an anterior medial lip having a height, relative to the dwell point, of at least nine millimeters, and

wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert and the femoral articular surface of the medial condyle have a medial-lateral conformity of at least 93%.

11. The orthopaedic system of claim 10 , wherein the tibial insert includes an anterior lateral lip, and wherein the height of the anterior medial lip is greater than a height of the anterior lateral lip.

12. The orthopaedic system of claim 10 , wherein the femoral articular surface of the femoral component has a second radius of curvature at the second degree of flexion, wherein the second radius of curvature is greater than the posterior-most radius of the plurality of decreasing radii of curvature.

13. The orthopaedic system of claim 10 , wherein the medial articular surface of the tibial insert and the femoral articular surface of the medial condyle of the femoral component are more conforming than the lateral articular surface of the tibial insert and femoral articular surface of the lateral condyle of the femoral component.

14. The orthopaedic system of claim 10 , wherein the first radius of curvature extends anteriorly to a hyper-extension degree of flexion of 30 degrees or less.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: WHITE, STEPHEN E.; MALONEY, WILLIAM J.
To: WM INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071998/0167 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: WM INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071998/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
To: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 071998/0288 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62817173 · Mar 12, 2019
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