Patent ID: 6214051
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Knee-joint endoprosthesis comprising a metallic femoral part anchored in the femur that articulates with a tibial part anchored in the tibia bone, the articulating surface of the femoral part being a ceramic structural member that is connected to the femoral part in a mechanically stable manner, wherein the ceramic structural member is anchored on the femoral part by means of a conical clamping device which extends over the entire region of the articulating surface wherein the conical clamping device comprises a conical slot in the femoral part, and conical lateral surfaces on the ceramic structural member, the conical slot having tapering lateral surfaces such that the conical slot becomes wider at an outside of the slot and narrower at an interior of the slot, and the conical lateral surfaces of the structural member being inserted in the conical slot.