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Patent US7713305 - Articular surface implant - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn implant for replacing a portion of an articular surface including a load bearing surface and a bone contacting region. The load bearing surface had a contour defined by a first curve string which is based on a contour of the articular surface being replaced in a first plane. The load bearing surface...http://www.google.com/patents/US7713305?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7713305 - Articular surface implantAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7713305 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/359,891Publication dateMay 11, 2010Filing dateFeb 22, 2006Priority dateMay 1, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060229726, US20100312342Publication number11359891, 359891, US 7713305 B2, US 7713305B2, US-B2-7713305, US7713305 B2, US7713305B2InventorsSteven W. EkOriginal AssigneeArthrosurface, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (200), Referenced by (8), Classifications (108), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetArticular surface implantUS 7713305 B2Abstract An implant for replacing a portion of an articular surface including a load bearing surface and a bone contacting region. The load bearing surface had a contour defined by a first curve string which is based on a contour of the articular surface being replaced in a first plane. The load bearing surface of the implant is further defined by the contour of the articular surface being replaced in a second plane, in which the first and second planes are mutually intersection planes.
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