Patent classifications
A61F2002/3881
Conical patella resurfacing
Disclosed herein are patellar implants and methods to prepare bone for receiving the same. The patellar implant may include an articulating surface and an anterior surface with a non-planar surface to engage with a resected patella. The non-planar surface may include a conically shaped portion to receive the resected patellar bone. A method for resurfacing a patella to implant a patellar implant having a recessed anterior surface may include the steps of determining the minimum implant and resection depth, medial and lateral patellar slope angles to select and resect with a symmetrical reamer.
Conical Patella Resurfacing
Disclosed herein are patellar implants and methods to prepare bone for receiving the same. The patellar implant may include an articulating surface and an anterior surface with a non-planar surface to engage with a resected patella. The non-planar surface may include a conically shaped portion to receive the resected patellar bone. A method for resurfacing a patella to implant a patellar implant having a recessed anterior surface may include the steps of determining the minimum implant and resection depth, medial and lateral patellar slope angles to select and resect with a symmetrical reamer.