Patent ID: 9693868
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A knee prosthesis comprising: a tibial component having a superior side and an inferior side; a post configured to project from the superior side of the tibial component; a femoral component having a pair of condyles; and a mechanical linkage configured to connect the tibial component and the femoral component, wherein the mechanical linkage defines a flexion-extension axis about which the femoral component can rotate with respect to the tibial component; wherein the mechanical linkage comprises a link having (i) a posterior portion for coupling to the femoral component and (ii) an anterior portion that defines an aperture configured to receive the post, the anterior portion having a superior edge that defines a boundary of the aperture, wherein the flexion-extension axis is located inferior to the superior edge of the anterior portion of the link.