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Method of implanting knee prosthesis assembly with ligament link

  • US 10,149,767 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2014
  • Issued: 12/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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.

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