GB2491997B - Bearing component - Google Patents

Bearing component

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Publication number: GB2491997B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: bearing component; bearing; component
Prior art date: 2008-04-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Inventor

David Wolfson

Russell Lloyd

John Joseph O'connor

David Murray

Christopher Alexander Dodd

John Goodfellow

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Biomet UK Ltd

Original Assignee

Biomet UK Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2008-04-01

Filing date

2008-04-01

Publication date

2013-03-13

2008-04-01Application filed by Biomet UK LtdfiledCriticalBiomet UK Ltd

2008-04-01Priority to GB1216476.0ApriorityCriticalpatent/GB2491997B/en

2012-10-31Publication of GB201216476D0publicationCriticalpatent/GB201216476D0/en

2012-12-19Publication of GB2491997ApublicationCriticalpatent/GB2491997A/en

2013-03-13Application grantedgrantedCritical

2013-03-13Publication of GB2491997BpublicationCriticalpatent/GB2491997B/en

StatusActivelegal-statusCriticalCurrent

2028-04-01Anticipated expirationlegal-statusCritical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/30—Joints
- A61F2/38—Joints for elbows or knees
- A61F2/389—Tibial components
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/30—Joints
- A61F2/38—Joints for elbows or knees
- A61F2/3868—Joints for elbows or knees with sliding tibial bearing
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
- F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
- F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
- F16C33/20—Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics
- F16C33/208—Methods of manufacture, e.g. shaping, applying coatings
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/30—Joints
- A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
- A61F2002/30108—Shapes
- A61F2002/3011—Cross-sections or two-dimensional shapes
- A61F2002/30112—Rounded shapes, e.g. with rounded corners
- A61F2002/30131—Rounded shapes, e.g. with rounded corners horseshoe- or crescent- or C-shaped or U-shaped
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/30—Joints
- A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
- A61F2002/30316—The prosthesis having different structural features at different locations within the same prosthesis; Connections between prosthetic parts; Special structural features of bone or joint prostheses not otherwise provided for
- A61F2002/30317—The prosthesis having different structural features at different locations within the same prosthesis
- A61F2002/30322—The prosthesis having different structural features at different locations within the same prosthesis differing in surface structures
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2208/00—Plastics; Synthetic resins, e.g. rubbers
- F16C2208/20—Thermoplastic resins
- F16C2208/70—Polyesters, e.g. polyethylene-terephthlate [PET], polybutylene-terephthlate [PBT]
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2208/00—Plastics; Synthetic resins, e.g. rubbers
- F16C2208/20—Thermoplastic resins
- F16C2208/76—Polyolefins, e.g. polyproylene [PP]
- F16C2208/78—Polyethylene [PE], e.g. ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene [UHMWPE]

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
Cardiology (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Transplantation (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Vascular Medicine (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Prostheses (AREA)

GB1216476.0A2008-04-012008-04-01Bearing componentActiveGB2491997B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1216476.0AGB2491997B (en)	2008-04-01	2008-04-01	Bearing component

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1216476.0AGB2491997B (en)	2008-04-01	2008-04-01	Bearing component

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB201216476D0 GB201216476D0 (en)	2012-10-31
GB2491997A GB2491997A (en)	2012-12-19
GB2491997Btrue GB2491997B (en)	2013-03-13

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB1216476.0AActiveGB2491997B (en)	2008-04-01	2008-04-01	Bearing component

Country Status (1)

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
ES2422584T3 (en)	2007-11-02	2013-09-12	Biomet Uk Ltd	Prosthesis to stimulate natural kinematics

Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2245175A (en)*	1990-06-12	1992-01-02	Nat Res Dev	Prosthetic knee joint device.
US5282868A (en)*	1991-06-17	1994-02-01	Andre Bahler	Prosthetic arrangement for a complex joint, especially knee joint
GB2312168A (en)*	1996-04-17	1997-10-22	Finsbury	Endoprosthetic knee joint
WO2006012370A2 (en)*	2004-07-20	2006-02-02	Alexandria Research Technologies, Llc	Modular apparatus for sculpting the surface of a joint

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Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2245175A (en)*	1990-06-12	1992-01-02	Nat Res Dev	Prosthetic knee joint device.
US5282868A (en)*	1991-06-17	1994-02-01	Andre Bahler	Prosthetic arrangement for a complex joint, especially knee joint
GB2312168A (en)*	1996-04-17	1997-10-22	Finsbury	Endoprosthetic knee joint
WO2006012370A2 (en)*	2004-07-20	2006-02-02	Alexandria Research Technologies, Llc	Modular apparatus for sculpting the surface of a joint

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GB201216476D0 (en)	2012-10-31
GB2491997A (en)	2012-12-19

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