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US9314343B2 - Motion facilitating tibial components for a knee prosthesis - Google Patents
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/229,103, filed on Sep. 9, 2011 and entitled MOTION FACILITATING TIBIAL COMPONENTS FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS, which claims the benefit under Title 35, U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/381,800, filed on Sep. 10, 2010 and entitled TIBIAL PROSTHESIS FACILITATING ROTATIONAL ALIGNMENT, the entire disclosure of each of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein.
To aid the surgeon in finding proper rotational orientation, trial prosthesis 100 may include anterior and posterior alignment indicia 70A, 70P (FIG. 5). Similarly positioned marks may be provided on tibial plate 18 for reference upon final implantation thereof. The surgeon can align anterior indicium 70A with anterior point CA and posterior indicium 70P with PCL attachment point CP, thereby ensuring the anatomical and component home axes AH (described above) are properly aligned. Alternatively, a surgeon may use indicia 70A, 70P to indicate a desired deviance from alignment with home axis AH. As noted above, deviation of up to 5 degrees is envisioned with the exemplary embodiments described herein. A surgeon may choose to orient indicia 70A, 70P to another tibial landmark, such as the middle of the patella or the medial end of tibial tubercle B.
a tibial baseplate comprising:
a baseplate distal surface configured for contacting a bone surface;
an opposing baseplate proximal surface defining a medial compartment and a lateral compartment;
a baseplate anteroposterior axis disposed between the medial compartment and the lateral compartment, the anteroposterior axis extending from an anterior edge to a posterior edge of the tibial baseplate;
a baseplate peripheral wall disposed between the baseplate distal surface and the baseplate proximal surface, wherein the baseplate peripheral wall of the tibial baseplate includes a baseplate chamfer extending from a posterior portion of the medial compartment towards the baseplate distal surface; and
a raised surface extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the baseplate proximal surface, a proximal-posterior medial edge formed between the baseplate peripheral wall and the raised surface at the posterior edge in the medial compartment; and
a tibial bearing component fixable to the tibial baseplate and comprising:
a bearing distal surface;
an opposing bearing proximal surface defining a lateral articular surface and a medial articular surface;
a bearing anteroposterior axis disposed between the lateral articular surface and the medial articular surface and extending from an anterior edge to a posterior edge of the tibial bearing component; and
a bearing peripheral wall disposed between the bearing proximal surface and the bearing distal surface, the bearing peripheral wall having a medial chamfer extending distally and posteriorly from the bearing proximal surface at the posterior edge of the medial articular surface, the medial chamfer extending across at least 25% of a proximal/distal height of the bearing peripheral wall and forming an acute angle with the bearing distal surface, a distal-posterior medial edge of the bearing peripheral wall formed at a distal-most point of the bearing peripheral wall, wherein the distal-posterior medial edge of the bearing peripheral wall is aligned with the proximal-posterior medial edge of the tibial baseplate when the tibial bearing component is fixed to the tibial baseplate.
2. The tibial prosthesis of claim 1, wherein the baseplate chamfer defines an acute baseplate chamfer angle with the baseplate distal surface, the baseplate chamfer angle substantially the same as the acute angle of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component.
3. The tibial prosthesis of claim 1, wherein at least one of the baseplate chamfer of the tibial baseplate and the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component defines an arcuate profile in a sagittal plane.
4. The tibial prosthesis of claim 1, wherein a proximal-most point of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component forms a corner with the posterior edge of the proximal surface.
5. The tibial prosthesis of claim 1, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across substantially an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
6. The tibial prosthesis of claim 1, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across less than an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
7. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 6, wherein a distal portion of the peripheral wall is a vertical portion extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the proximal surface.
8. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 1, wherein the bearing peripheral wall has a posterior lateral wall extending from the lateral articular surface at the posterior edge and the posterior lateral wall has a lateral chamfer extending across at least 25% of a proximal/distal height thereof.
9. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 8, wherein the lateral chamfer extends distally and posteriorly from the bearing proximal surface and the lateral chamfer defines an arcuate profile in a sagittal plane.
10. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 1, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component forms an acute angle with the distal surface between about 35 degrees and about 75 degrees.
11. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 10, wherein the acute angle comprises an angle of about 61 degrees.
12. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 1, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across at least 50% of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
13. The tibial prosthesis system of claim 1, wherein the tibial bearing component further comprises an anterior notch at an anterior end for engagement with the raised surface of the tibial baseplate.
14. A tibial prosthesis comprising:
a bearing peripheral wall disposed between the bearing proximal surface and the bearing distal surface, the bearing peripheral wall having a medial chamfer extending distally and posteriorly from the bearing proximal surface at the posterior edge of the medial articular surface, the medial chamfer extending across at least 25% of a proximal/distal height of the bearing peripheral wall and forming an acute angle with the bearing distal surface, a distal-posterior medial edge of the bearing peripheral wall formed at a distal-most point of the bearing peripheral wall, wherein the baseplate chamfer and the medial chamfer of the bearing peripheral wall are configured to cooperate to define a relief formed between a femur and the tibial baseplate when the femur is in a deep flexion orientation relative to the tibial prosthesis.
15. The tibial prosthesis of claim 14, wherein the baseplate chamfer defines an acute baseplate chamfer angle with the baseplate distal surface, the baseplate chamfer angle substantially the same as the acute angle of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component.
16. The tibial prosthesis of claim 14, wherein at least one of the baseplate chamfer of the tibial baseplate and the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component defines an arcuate profile in a sagittal plane.
17. The tibial prosthesis of claim 14, wherein a proximal-most point of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component forms a corner with the posterior edge of the proximal surface.
18. The tibial prosthesis of claim 14, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across substantially an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
19. The tibial prosthesis of claim 14, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across less than an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
20. A tibial prosthesis comprising:
a bearing peripheral wall disposed between the bearing proximal surface and the bearing distal surface, the bearing peripheral wall having a medial chamfer extending distally and posteriorly from the bearing proximal surface at the posterior edge of the medial articular surface, the medial chamfer extending across at least 25% of a proximal/distal height of the bearing peripheral wall and forming an acute angle with the bearing distal surface, a distal-posterior medial edge of the bearing peripheral wall formed at a distal-most point of the bearing peripheral wall, wherein tibial bearing component does not overhang the baseplate chamfer.
21. The tibial prosthesis of claim 20, wherein the baseplate chamfer defines an acute baseplate chamfer angle with the baseplate distal surface, the baseplate chamfer angle substantially the same as the acute angle of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component.
22. The tibial prosthesis of claim 20, wherein at least one of the baseplate chamfer of the tibial baseplate and the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component defines an arcuate profile in a sagittal plane.
23. The tibial prosthesis of claim 20, wherein a proximal-most point of the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component forms a corner with the posterior edge of the proximal surface.
24. The tibial prosthesis of claim 20, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across substantially an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
25. The tibial prosthesis of claim 20, wherein the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component extends across less than an entirety of the proximal/distal height of the peripheral wall.
26. A tibial prosthesis comprising:
a bearing peripheral wall disposed between the bearing proximal surface and the bearing distal surface, the bearing peripheral wall having a medial chamfer extending distally and posteriorly from the bearing proximal surface at the posterior edge of the medial articular surface, the medial chamfer extending across at least 25% of a proximal/distal height of the bearing peripheral wall and forming an acute angle with the bearing distal surface, a distal-posterior medial edge of the bearing peripheral wall formed at a distal-most point of the bearing peripheral wall, wherein the baseplate chamfer and the medial chamfer of the bearing peripheral wall are configured to cooperate to define a substantially continuous chamfer extending from the bone surface to the bearing proximal surface.
27. The tibial prosthesis of claim 26, wherein at least one of the baseplate chamfer of the tibial baseplate and the medial chamfer of the tibial bearing component defines an arcuate profile in a sagittal plane.
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