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Granted Patent B2
US 10,258,476 · App. 14/960,861 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Cruciate replacing artificial knee

Inventor: Jonathan P. Garino (Villanova, PA)
A61F2/3836A61F2/389A61F2/3859A61F2002/305A61F2002/30462A61F2002/30479
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Patent No.
US 10,258,476
App. No.
14/960,861
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prosthetic knee with an artificial ACL/PCL. The prosthetic knee includes a femoral component and a tibial component. The artificial ACL/PCL connects the femoral component and the tibial component and includes an anterior cruciate ligament portion connecting an anterior anchor point on the tibial component to a posterior anchor point on the femoral component, and a posterior cruciate ligament portion connecting a posterior anchor point on the tibial component to an anterior anchor point on the femoral component. The artificial ligament may be provided as single length of material and may be pre-assembled into an ACL/PCL module having portions that may be inserted into at least one of the femoral component or the tibial component. A system is also provided for total knee replacement that includes a selection of femoral components, tibial components, and one or more ACL/PCL modules of varying sizes.

Claims (21)

1. A prosthetic knee comprising:

a femoral component configured for fixation to the distal portion of a femur;

a tibial component configured for fixation to the proximal portion of a tibia, the tibial component comprising an articular insert configured to be coupled to the tibial component, and

an artificial ligament connecting the femoral component and the tibial component, the artificial ligament comprising an anterior cruciate ligament portion connecting an anterior anchor point on the tibial component to a posterior anchor point on the femoral component, and a posterior cruciate ligament portion connecting a posterior anchor point on the tibial component to an anterior anchor point on the femoral component,

wherein the artificial ligament comprises a single continuous length of material in which the anterior cruciate ligament portion and the posterior cruciate ligament are connected to one another.

2. The prosthetic knee of claim 1 further comprising an ACL/PCL module attachable to the prosthetic knee, said ACL/PCL module comprising:

at least one of a femoral portion configured to be coupled to the femoral component and a tibial portion configured to be coupled to at least one of the articular insert and the tibial component; and

the artificial ligament connecting the femoral component and the tibial component.

3. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the tibial portion comprises an insert configured to be releasably coupled to the articular insert.

4. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the tibial portion comprises an insert configured to be releasably coupled to the tibial component.

5. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the femoral portion comprises an insert configured to be releasably coupled to the femoral component.

6. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein each end of the single length of material is fastened to the tibial portion.

7. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein each end of the single length of material is fastened to the femoral portion.

8. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the ends of the single length of material are attached to one another to form a continuous loop.

9. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the femoral portion of the module is configured to slidably engage the femoral component or the tibial portion of the module is configured to slidably engage the tibial component.

10. The prosthetic knee of claim 2 , wherein the module is configured to be retained in engagement with the femoral component via a locking taper or retained in engagement with the tibial component via a locking taper.

11. The ACL/PCL module of claim 2 , wherein the artificial ligament comprises at least one of polyethylene, carbon fiber, and PTFE.

12. The prosthetic knee of claim 1 , wherein each end of the single length of material is fastened to the tibial component.

13. The prosthetic knee of claim 1 , wherein each end of the single length of material is fastened to the femoral component.

14. The prosthetic knee of claim 1 , wherein the artificial ligament comprises at least one of polyethylene, carbon fiber, and PTFE.

15. The prosthetic knee of claim 1 , wherein the artificial ligament passes through a tunnel, bore or groove formed in the tibial component, and each end of the single length of material is fastened to the femoral component.

Continuity (2)
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