Patent ID: 8845746
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
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 comprises (i) a peripheral rim, (ii) a bottom wall spaced apart posteriorly from the peripheral rim, and (iii) a sidewall extending posteriorly from the posterior rim to the bottom wall, the sidewall and the bottom wall collectively defining a cement pocket, wherein, when viewed sagittally, (i) an imaginary plane defined by the peripheral rim forms an acute angle with an imaginary plane defined by the bottom wall such that the cement pocket is deeper at its inferior end than at its superior end, and (ii) the cement pocket has a depth at its superior end that is greater than zero millimeters.