Patent ID: 7297165

Claim:
A prosthesis for a knee joint comprising: a pivoting member including at least one base connected to a generally tubular sleeve, wherein the at least one base is configured to be directly mounted at a condyle portion of a tibia in a manner which maintains the sleeve in a raised position; and a pin having a longitudinal axis, wherein the pin is adapted to extend through a first bore portion provided in a first condyle portion of a femur, the sleeve and a second bore portion provided in a second condyle portion of a femur in order to pivotally interconnect the pivoting member and the pin in order to establish a joint of the prosthesis, wherein the pin and pivoting member are sized and configured to provide load bearing surfaces, and wherein the prosthesis is sized and configured so that, in use, the pin bridges and engages the pivoting member such that the pivoting member can pivot relative to the pin about the longitudinal axis of the pin while a clearance is maintained between condyle portions of the femur and condyle portions of the tibia.