Implant Device and Method for Manufacture
First Claim
1. A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
- a. providing a blank with at least one dimension larger than the implant; and
b. cutting the blank with a laser so as to form surface detail of the implant.
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Abstract
A knee implant includes a femoral component having first and second femoral component surfaces. The first femoral component surface is for securing to a surgically prepared compartment of a distal end of a femur. The second femoral component surface is configured to replicate the femoral condyle. The knee implant further includes a tibial component having first and second tibial component surfaces. The first tibial component surface is for contacting a proximal surface of the tibia that is substantially uncut subchondral bone. At least a portion of the first tibial component surface is a mirror image of the proximal tibial surface. The second tibial component surface articulates with the second femoral component surface.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
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a. providing a blank with at least one dimension larger than the implant; and b. cutting the blank with a laser so as to form surface detail of the implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
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a. providing a blank with at least one dimension smaller than the implant; and b. adding material to the blank so as to form surface detail on the implant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
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a. providing a blank having at least one dimension that is different from the implant; and b. modifying the blank using at least, in part, one of a laser and electron beam melting to form the implant. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A knee implant comprising:
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a. a femoral component including; i. a first femoral component surface for securing to a surgically prepared compartment of a distal end of a femur; and ii. a second femoral component surface configured to replicate the femoral condyle; and b. a tibial component including; i. a first tibial component surface for contacting a proximal surface of the tibia that is substantially uncut subchondral bone, wherein at least a portion of the first tibial component surface is a mirror image of the proximal surface; and ii. a second tibial component surface for articulating with the second femoral component surface. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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