High performance knee prostheses

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PATENT NO 11369477
APP PUB NO 20190038425A1
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16157463

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Knee prostheses that more faithfully replicate the structure and function of the human knee joint in order to provide, among other benefits: greater flexion of the knee in a more natural way by promoting or accommodating internal tibial rotation, replication of the natural screw home mechanism, and controlled articulation of the tibia and femur respective to each other in a natural way. Such prostheses may include an insert component disposed between a femoral component and a tibial component, the insert component featuring, among other things, a reversely contoured posterolateral bearing surface that helps impart internal rotation to the tibia as the knee flexes. Other surfaces can be shaped using iterative automated techniques that allow testing and iterative design taking into account a manageable set of major forces acting on the knee during normal functioning, together with information that is known about natural knee joint kinetics and kinematics.

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SMITH & NEPHEW INC1450 BROOKS ROAD MEMPHIS TN 38116

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bellemans, Johan Langdorp, BE 21 1141
Garino, Jonathan Villanova, US 16 311
Hughes, Michael Dean Memphis, US 21 1345
McKinnon, Brian William Memphis, US 31 232
Otto, Jason K Plantation, US 35 2096
Ries, Michael D Tiburon, US 46 1060
Victor, Jan Bruges, BE 22 1151
Wilton, Timothy Duffield, GB 19 1120

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