Patent ID: 8287601
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis, comprising: a femoral component configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared distal femur, the femoral component having (i) an articular side comprising a posterior femoral condyle surface, and (ii) a fixation side that is opposite the articular side, the fixation side comprising: a posterior fixation surface that extends generally in the superior/inferior direction, wherein the posterior fixation surface has a posterior cement pocket formed therein, the posterior cement pocket is deeper at its inferior end than at its superior end, a distal fixation surface that extends generally in the anterior/posterior direction, and a posterior-chamfer fixation surface that extends superiorly and posteriorly from the distal fixation surface in the direction toward the posterior fixation surface, wherein (i) the posterior-chamfer fixation surface has a posterior-chamfer cement pocket formed therein, and (ii) the posterior cement pocket is deeper at its inferior end than the posterior-chamfer cement pocket.