Patent ID: 6962607

Claim:
A joint prosthesis, comprising: a first component for cooperation with a long bone; a second component for cooperation with a second long bone; and a bearing component positionable between said first component and said second component and cooperable therewith, said bearing component including a reinforcing component having a first portion defining a first centerline thereof and having a second portion thereof defining a second centerline thereof, said first centerline and said second centerline being non-coincidental and a polymeric material surrounding the reinforcing component and molded thereto, the bearing component defining a first peripheral region adjacent the first portion of the reinforcing component and defining a second peripheral region adjacent the second portion of the reinforcing component, the first peripheral region cooperating with said first component and the second peripheral region cooperating with said second component, wherein the reinforcing component comprises a rod having opposed substantially linear portions and a central arcuate portion, wherein the reinforcing component defines a holding feature theron for holding the reinforcing component when placing the polymeric material onto the reinforcing component.