Patent ID: 11903837
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A two-part joint replacement device for replacing damaged soft joint tissue, the device comprising:
a free floating soft joint tissue replacement component comprising:
a first tissue-interface surface shaped to engage a first anatomical structure of a joint having a damaged soft tissue;
a first posterior peripheral portion;
a first anterior peripheral portion; and
a first sliding interface; and

a free floating rigid base component comprising:
a second tissue-interface surface shaped to engage a second anatomical structure of the joint;
a second posterior peripheral portion;
a second anterior peripheral portion; and
a second sliding interface configured to engage the first sliding interface,

wherein the rigid base component is sized to permit translation of the soft joint tissue replacement component between the second posterior peripheral portion and the second anterior peripheral portion, and
wherein the soft joint tissue replacement component further comprises:
a first height when the soft joint tissue replacement component is disposed at the second posterior peripheral portion; and
a second height when the soft joint tissue replacement component is disposed at the second anterior peripheral portion.