Patent ID: 7955393

Claim:
A tibial implant component configured for articulating with a corresponding femoral implant having a medial condyle portion and a lateral condyle portion, the tibial implant comprising: a medial condylar component having a medial articulating surface, said medial articulating surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle portion of the femoral implant; a lateral condylar component having a lateral articulating surface, said lateral articulating surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle portion of the femoral implant; and an intercondylar component terminating laterally at a lateral extremity and terminating medially at a medial extremity, said lateral extremity and said medial extremity positioned intermediate said medial condylar component and said lateral condylar component, whereby the entirety of said intercondylar component is positioned lateral of said medial condylar component and medial of said lateral condylar component; wherein said medial condylar component, said lateral condylar component, and said intercondylar component are separate, discrete components; and wherein said medial condylar component, said lateral condylar component, and said intercondylar component are fixedly coupled together in a fixed relative position.