Patent ID: 9649195
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A femoral prosthetic component comprising: a pair of condyles including a medial condyle and a lateral condyle having an intercondylar notch interposed substantially therebetween, each of the pair of condyles comprising an edge that borders the intercondylar notch wherein the medial condyle includes a medial condylar notch forming a first recess in the edge of the medial condyle that borders the intercondylar notch and the lateral condyle includes a first lateral condylar notch forming a second recess in the edge of the lateral condyle that borders the intercondylar notch, wherein at least one of the edges of the pair of condyles is characterized by a radial arc and at least one of the first and second recesses interrupts the radial arc in the respective edge of the at least one of the pair of condyles, wherein the first and second recesses are configured to accommodate a portion of a corresponding cruciate ligament therewithin, without the cruciate ligament contacting the edge of the condyle.