US 12,167,972 B2
Tibial tray inserter
Marius Cobani, Southampton, PA (US); Drew Mike, Phoenixville, PA (US); Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US); and David Stumpo, Trappe, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/450,667.
Application 18/450,667 is a division of application No. 17/652,492, filed on Feb. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,903,845.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041615 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/461 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30133 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method for performing a knee arthroplasty, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a tibial tray having a perimeter wall defining an insert receiving space, the perimeter wall defining a pair of posterior notches and a single anterior notch; and
providing an inserter having a main body with a pair of fixed posterior tabs, a moveable anterior tab body having an anterior tab, and a rotatable shaft for controlling movement of the anterior tab body, wherein the posterior tabs are receivable in the posterior notches of the tibial tray and the anterior tab is receivable in the anterior notch of the tibial tray when the shaft is rotated and the anterior tab body is translated into an expanded position,
wherein the main body of the inserter includes a foot with a neck protruding upwardly and an arm protruding anteriorly, wherein the foot is bifurcated by a keyway, and the anterior tab body is receivable in the keyway,
wherein the anterior tab body includes a pair of keyway wings projecting outwardly in opposite directions, wherein the keyway defines recesses configured to receive the respective keyway wings, thereby preventing anterior-posterior angulation while expansion occurs,
positioning the tibial tray within a tibia.