Patent ID: 8002840
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthesis system, comprising: a first component having a first bone contacting surface and a first articulating surface including a first material and opposite to the first bone contacting surface, the first component configured to replace a first portion of a surface of a bone; a second component having a second bone contacting surface and a second articulating surface opposite to the second bone contacting surface, the second component configured to replace a second portion of the surface of the bone; and a shapeable shim configured to be placed on the bone at a location between the first component and the second component and having a third bone contacting surface and an outer surface opposite to the third bone contacting surface, the shapeable shim consisting at least mostly of one or more materials, each of the one or more materials softer than the first material.