Patent ID: 8636808
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A subtalar implant comprising: a main body including a middle portion connected to a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion configured to insert into a sinus of a patient before the proximal portion; and a central hollow shaft included in the main body and extending from the proximal end to the distal end to define a longitudinal axis and form a tunnel that extends completely through the main body; wherein the proximal portion includes a generally spherical portion having a three-dimensional spherical profile with an arcuate edge; wherein the spherical portion includes a plurality of apertures that (a) do not directly connect to the central hollow shaft, but (b) do couple with each other via a void, which is not coterminous with the central hollow shaft, located inside the spherical portion.