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Tibia part for a knee joint prosthesis and a kit with a tibia part of this kind

  • US 6,755,864 B1
  • Filed: 09/22/2000
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A knee joint prosthesis kit adapted to change a mode of operation of a knee joint, the kit comprising a tibia part and a plurality of different guiding elements including at least one configured to be rotationally fixed relative to the tibia part and at least one configured to be rotatable relative to the tibia part;

  • the tibia part having a bearing surface for supporting a bearing body and a bore for receiving any one of said guiding elements whereby the bore is configured to optionally mount the selected guiding element therein so that the guiding element is either rotationally fixed or rotatable relative to the tibia part, wherein each selected guiding element, when combined with the tibia part, is designed to provide the knee joint prosthesis with a different mode of operation depending on the selected guiding element.

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