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Granted Patent B2
US 12,564,496 · App. 17/676,937 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Hybrid fixation features for three-dimensional porous structures for bone ingrowth and methods for producing

Inventors: Abraham P. Wright (Winona Lake, IN); Nicholas A. Miltner (Ft. Wayne, IN); Weidong Tong (Warsaw, IN); Tyler S. Boggs (Warsaw, IN); Bryan J. Smith (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
A61F2/30771A61F2/30767A61F2/30907A61F2/38A61F2/389A61F2002/2892A61F2002/30011A61F2002/30594A61F2002/30784A61F2002/30827A61F2002/30878A61F2002/30881A61F2002/30884A61F2002/30892A61F2002/3092A61F2002/3093A61F2002/30985
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Patent No.
US 12,564,496
App. No.
17/676,937
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An orthopaedic prosthetic component comprises a fixation peg including a porous three-dimensional structure configured to permit bone in-growth. The porous three-dimensional structure has an outer surface boundary. The fixation peg includes a plate attached to the porous three-dimensional structure at the outer surface boundary. The plate includes a tapered body having an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure and is devoid of any openings.

Claims (29)

1 . A method for implanting an orthopaedic prosthetic component, the method comprising the steps of:

inserting a fixation peg into a bone of a human body to facilitate bone ingrowth into a porous three-dimensional structure of the fixation peg, wherein the porous three-dimensional structure has an outer surface boundary,

wherein the fixation peg includes a plurality of plates attached to the porous three-dimensional structure at the outer surface boundary, each plate elongate along a proximal-distal direction and including a body having an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure, the outer wall defining a channel that has an open distal end that faces distally to facilitate insertion of the fixation peg into the bone during the inserting step,

wherein each plate of the plurality of plates includes a tapered body such that the channel is a tapered channel, wherein the tapered body has an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure and is devoid of any openings,

wherein the outer wall of each plate of the plurality of plates includes a concave surface that defines the tapered channel, and

wherein the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates extends in the proximal-distal direction along the porous three-dimensional structure, the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates has a first width at the proximal end and a second width greater than the first width between the proximal end and the distal end.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the inserting step further comprises the step of inserting a base into the human body, wherein the fixation peg extends from the base.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the fixation peg extends in the proximal-distal direction away from the base to a distal tip, and a respective distal end of each plate of the plurality of plates is positioned proximal of the distal tip of the fixation peg.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of plates are positioned between the distal tip of the fixation peg and the base.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the distal tip of the fixation peg includes a longitudinal slot.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the bone is a tibia, the base includes a tibial platform, and the method further comprising the step of inserting a tibial stem of the orthopaedic prosthetic component into a surgically prepared proximal end of the tibia, wherein the tibial stem extends away from a distal surface of the tibial platform.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of inserting the tibial stem comprises receiving a tibial insert at the tibial platform.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the step of inserting the tibial stem facilitates bone ingrowth into the porous three-dimensional structure that is attached to a distal surface of the tibial platform, and the fixation peg extends away from the distal surface.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the tibial stem extends outwardly from the porous three-dimensional structure that is attached to the distal surface of the tibial platform, and the fixation peg extends outwardly from the porous three-dimensional structure that is attached to the distal surface of the tibial platform.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the tibial platform has a curved outer wall shaped to correspond, during the step of inserting the tibial stem, to an outer edge of the surgically prepared surface on the proximal end of the tibia.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fixation peg has a solid core during the inserting step.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjacent plates of the plurality of plates are spaced apart from each other on the porous three-dimensional structure in a circumferential direction.

13 . A method for implanting an orthopaedic prosthetic component, the method comprising the steps of:

inserting a fixation peg into a bone of a human body to facilitate bone ingrowth into a porous three-dimensional structure of the fixation peg, wherein the porous three-dimensional structure has an outer surface boundary,

wherein the fixation peg includes a plurality of plates attached to the porous three-dimensional structure at the outer surface boundary, each plate elongate along a proximal-distal direction and including a body having an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure, the outer wall defining a channel that has an open distal end that faces distally to facilitate insertion of the fixation peg into the bone during the inserting step,

wherein each plate of the plurality of plates includes a tapered body such that the channel is a tapered channel, wherein the tapered body has an outer wall that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure and is devoid of any openings, and

wherein the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and

wherein the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates has a first thickness at the distal end and a second thickness greater than the first thickness between the proximal end and the distal end.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein adjacent plates of the plurality of plates are spaced apart circumferentially from each other on the porous three-dimensional structure.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the inserting step further comprises the step of inserting a base into the human body, wherein the fixation peg extends from the base.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the fixation peg extends in the proximal-distal direction away from the base to a distal tip, and a respective distal end of each plate of the plurality of plates is positioned proximal of the distal tip of the fixation peg.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of plates are positioned between the distal tip of the fixation peg and the base.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates extends longitudinally along the porous three-dimensional structure, the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and the tapered body of each plate of the plurality of plates has a first width at the proximal end and a second width greater than the first width between the proximal end and the distal end.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the outer wall of each plate of the plurality of plates includes a concave surface that faces away from the porous three-dimensional structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2022
From: WRIGHT, ABRAHAM P.; MILTNER, NICHOLAS A.; TONG, WEIDONG; BOGGS, TYLER S.; SMITH, BRYAN J.
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 059219/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2022
From: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
To: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059219/0624 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16370599 · Mar 29, 2019
Provisional Application 62650790 · Mar 30, 2018
Related Publication 20220175536A1 · Jun 9, 2022
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