Patent ID: 9572672
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A patellar resurfacing system, comprising: a load-sharing implant having a superior surface, an inferior surface, and at least one hole extending from the superior surface to the inferior surface, the load-sharing implant configured to be received within a corresponding recess formed in a resected patella bone, wherein the load sharing implant is formed of a metallic material, and wherein the superior surface and the inferior surface are parallel to each other; and a patellar resurfacing implant having an engaging surface for placement against the resected patella bone and the superior surface of the load-sharing implant, the patellar resurfacing implant including at least one projection extending from the engaging surface, wherein the at least one projection is configured to extend through the load-sharing implant hole and into a corresponding void formed in the recess, wherein the patellar resurfacing implant is formed of a polymer.