Spacer molds with releasable securement
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1. A mold for forming a tibial knee prosthesis, comprising:
- a tub-shaped first mold member defining an open cavity;
a tub-shaped second mold member configured to be at least partially received within the cavity of the first mold member to form a tub-shaped mold defining a mold cavity between the first and second mold members, wherein the second mold member is movable within the cavity of the first mold member to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions to vary a dimension of the tibial knee prosthesis, the second mold member having a non-threaded securement portion configured to permit concurrent selection of one of the plurality of predetermined positions and noon-threaded securement of the second mold member to the first mold member; and
numerical indicia of predetermined dimensions of the prosthesis on an exterior portion of the first mold member or the second mold member.
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Abstract
A mold for forming a temporary prosthesis has at least two mold members at least partially separable from each other. The at least two mold members cooperatively define a generally enclosed interior cavity for forming the temporary prosthesis. The mold has a securement structure mounted on the at least two mold members for securing the at least two mold members to each other during the forming of the temporary prosthesis. The securement structure is removable from the at least two mold members by hand and without the use of a tool.
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1. A mold for forming a tibial knee prosthesis, comprising:
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a tub-shaped first mold member defining an open cavity; a tub-shaped second mold member configured to be at least partially received within the cavity of the first mold member to form a tub-shaped mold defining a mold cavity between the first and second mold members, wherein the second mold member is movable within the cavity of the first mold member to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions to vary a dimension of the tibial knee prosthesis, the second mold member having a non-threaded securement portion configured to permit concurrent selection of one of the plurality of predetermined positions and noon-threaded securement of the second mold member to the first mold member; and numerical indicia of predetermined dimensions of the prosthesis on an exterior portion of the first mold member or the second mold member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mold for forming a prosthesis, comprising:
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a first mold member having a peripheral shape of a tibial knee prosthesis; a second mold member configured to be at least partially received within the first mold member, the second mold member having a surface configured to form an articulating surface of the tibial knee prosthesis; a non-threaded securement structure configured to provide non-threaded securement of the first mold member and the second mold member to one another; and numerical indicia of predetermined dimensions of the prosthesis on an exterior portion of the first mold member or the second mold member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for molding a prosthesis, comprising:
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a first mold member having a peripheral shape of a tibial knee prosthesis; a second mold member having a peripheral shape of a tibial knee prosthesis, one of the first mold member and the second mold member configured to be received within the other one of the first mold member and the second mold member, the first and second mold members secured to one another using a non-threaded securement structure and cooperating to define an enclosed mold cavity for forming a tibial knee prosthesis; and numerical indicia of predetermined dimensions of the prosthesis on an exterior portion of the first mold member or the second mold member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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