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Orthopedic implant with angled pegs

  • US 7,294,149 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2003
  • Issued: 11/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tibial implant comprising:

  • a plate having a generally planar bone contacting surface bisected by an anterior-posterior plane generally parallel to a sagittal plane of the body and four pegs extending outwardly from said bone contacting surface, each of said pegs having a longitudinal axis angled between 30 and 45°

    with respect to said planar bone contacting surface when measured in first, second, third and fourth planes perpendicular to the plane of the bone contacting surface, each plane containing a respective single peg longitudinal axis and the first, second, third and fourth planes of each peg angled at an angle of 5°

    to 90°

    with respect to said anterior-posterior plane with 90°

    being perpendicular to the anterior-posterior plane wherein the peg longitudinal axis of each peg extend in parallel.

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