Patent ID: 8690955
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for unicompartmental arthroplasty of a knee comprising: a baseplate, said baseplate comprising a first surface configured to be secured to a surgically prepared proximal end of a patient's tibia, and an opposing second surface configured to replicate a tibial condyle; a flange adjacent said baseplate, said flange shaped to interface with a surgically prepared anterior surface of said proximal end of said patient's tibia, said flange comprising an orifice therethrough; at least one anchor protruding from said first surface, said at least one anchor arranged to coincide with at least one corresponding surgically prepared void in said patient's tibia; a receptacle in at least one said anchor; and a rod-like fastener comprising a first end, said fastener installed through said orifice, said first end of said fastener received in said receptacle.