Internal brace for distraction arthroplasty
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1. An internal brace for distraction arthroplasty, comprising:
- a femoral component for attachment to the distal end of a patient'"'"'s femur, said femoral component including an elongated stem tapering outwardly into a condylar protrusion having a convex lower surface wherein the upper surface of the condylar protrusion is adapted to conform to the condyle, a tibial component for attachment to the proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia, said tibial component including an elongated stem tapering outwardly into an upper tray having a concave upper surface for engaging the convex lower surface of the condylar protrusion so as to enable relative rotation between the two components wherein the lower surface of the upper tray is contoured to match the contour of the patient'"'"'s tibial plateau, and means for attaching the elongated stems of the femoral component and the tibial component to the patient'"'"'s femur and tibia, respectively, without substantially removing or replacing articular cartilage and with the undersurface of the condylar protrusion engaging the upper surface of the tibial tray, the protrusion and tray adapted to be positioned in the joint between the femur and tibia and functioning to distract the joint.
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Abstract
A method for treating a patient suffering from osteoarthritis and an internal brace for distraction arthroplasty including femoral and tibial components which can be fixed to a patient'"'"'s femur and tibia and which in combination distract or separate the knee joint without substantially hindering mobility of the knee.
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7 Claims
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1. An internal brace for distraction arthroplasty, comprising:
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a femoral component for attachment to the distal end of a patient'"'"'s femur, said femoral component including an elongated stem tapering outwardly into a condylar protrusion having a convex lower surface wherein the upper surface of the condylar protrusion is adapted to conform to the condyle, a tibial component for attachment to the proximal end of a patient'"'"'s tibia, said tibial component including an elongated stem tapering outwardly into an upper tray having a concave upper surface for engaging the convex lower surface of the condylar protrusion so as to enable relative rotation between the two components wherein the lower surface of the upper tray is contoured to match the contour of the patient'"'"'s tibial plateau, and means for attaching the elongated stems of the femoral component and the tibial component to the patient'"'"'s femur and tibia, respectively, without substantially removing or replacing articular cartilage and with the undersurface of the condylar protrusion engaging the upper surface of the tibial tray, the protrusion and tray adapted to be positioned in the joint between the femur and tibia and functioning to distract the joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for treating a patient suffering from osteoarthritis in the patient'"'"'s knee joint, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an internal knee brace including a femoral component with an elongated stem and a condylar protrusion having a convex bottom surface, and a tibial component with an elongated stem and a concave upper tray for engaging the bottom surface of the condylar protrusion to enable relative rotation between the two components; and
(b) attaching the elongated stem of the femoral component to the patient'"'"'s femur adjacent the distal end of the thereof, and attaching the tibial component to the patient'"'"'s tibia adjacent the proximal end thereof, the elongated stems of the femoral and tibial component being attached underneath the collateral ligament such that the undersurface of the condylar protrusion engages the upper surface of the tibial tray within the meniscal space in the knee joint without substantially removing or replacing articular cartilage in the meniscal space, to distract the patient'"'"'s knee joint. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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