Patent ID: 9066810
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A compliant orthopaedic implant that is compressible along a central axis, the compliant orthopaedic implant comprising: a first member; a second member spaced from the first member along the central axis; and a compliant interface connected between the first and second members, the compliant interface including at least a pair of spring members that are bracingly connected so as to permit the first and second members to rotate relative to each other about the central axis, wherein each of the at least a pair of spring members space the first member from the second member along the central axis, each spring member of the at least a pair of spring members being curved with respect to the central axis so as to define respective vertices that face each other, wherein application of a compression force to the implant along the central axis causes the spring members to compress, thereby moving the vertices toward the each other along a direction that is angularly offset with respect to the central axis.