Method of implanting knee prosthesis assembly with ligament link
First Claim
1. A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising:
- coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia;
coupling a ligament link to the tibia;
coupling the ligament link to a coupling component attached to the femoral component;
arranging the ligament link in a first position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a left knee, the first position corresponding to a first location located on a first side of a medial plane of the tibial component;
arranging the ligament link in a second position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a right knee, the second position is different from the first position, the second position corresponding to a second location located on a second side of the medial plane of the tibial component opposite the first side; and
wherein the ligament link extends in a first direction towards the femoral component when the ligament link is implanted in the left knee, and the ligament link extends in a second direction towards the femoral component away from the first direction when the ligament link is implanted in the right knee.
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Abstract
A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly. The method includes: coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia; coupling a ligament link to one of the femur or the tibia; coupling the ligament link to a coupling component of one of the femoral component or the tibial component; arranging the ligament link in a first position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a left knee; and arranging the ligament link in a second position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a right knee, the second position is different from the first position.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising:
- coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia;
coupling a ligament link to the tibia;coupling the ligament link to a coupling component attached to the femoral component; arranging the ligament link in a first position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a left knee, the first position corresponding to a first location located on a first side of a medial plane of the tibial component; arranging the ligament link in a second position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a right knee, the second position is different from the first position, the second position corresponding to a second location located on a second side of the medial plane of the tibial component opposite the first side; and wherein the ligament link extends in a first direction towards the femoral component when the ligament link is implanted in the left knee, and the ligament link extends in a second direction towards the femoral component away from the first direction when the ligament link is implanted in the right knee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia;
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8. A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising:
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selecting a ligament link for implantation from a plurality of ligament links; engaging a femoral component to a femur, and engaging a tibial tray to a tibia; intraoperatively evaluating whether to operably couple a first end of the selected ligament link to one of the femur or the tibia; operably coupling the first end of the selected ligament link to the tibia; extending the selected ligament link through one of a first opening in the tibial tray located on a first side of a medial plane of the tibial tray and a second opening in the tibial tray located on a second side of the medial plane of the tibial tray opposite the first side; arranging the selected ligament link in a first position or a second position different from the first position based on whether the prosthetic knee joint assembly is being implanted in a right knee or a left knee; extending the selected ligament link through a central opening of a tibial bearing component supported by the tibial tray; and operably coupling a second end of the selected ligament link directly to a coupling component attached to the femoral component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising:
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coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia; coupling a bearing component to the tibial component, the bearing component having a central opening; directly coupling a ligament link to one of the femur or the tibia; directly coupling the ligament link to a coupling component attached to one of the femoral component or the tibial component; arranging the ligament link in a first position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a left knee, in the first position the ligament link originates from a central location of the femoral component and is angled towards a first side of the tibial component through the central opening of the bearing component; and arranging the ligament link in a second position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a right knee, in the second position the ligament link originates from the central location of the femoral component and is angled towards a second side of the tibial component and away from the first side of the tibial component through the central opening of the bearing component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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