Devices and methods for performing knee arthroplasty

Patent Number: 9386998

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

Methods and devices for performing knee arthroplasty including but not limited to bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty are provided. Methods and devices for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are also provided. These methods and devices, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Zachary Christopher Wilkinson - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 17 60
A 61 B 17 58
A 61 F 2 00
A 61 B 17 17
A 61 B 17 15
A 61 B 17 16
A 61 F 2 46
A 61 F 2 38

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Smith & Nephew, Inc. - - - - -