Anterior cruciate ligament substituting knee implants

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December 12, 2017

The present disclosure provides knee prostheses that replicate at least a portion of the function of an individual patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An exemplary knee prosthesis includes a femoral component configured to be implanted on the distal end of the patient's femur and a tibial component configured to be implanted on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. In extension, the femoral component and the tibial component may cooperate to limit anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component. In flexion, the femoral component may be free to rotate relative to the tibial component.

Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN, US)

Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN, US)

1. A knee prosthesis that articulates between an extended position and a flexed position, the knee prosthesis including an axis that is medially offset from a center of the knee prosthesis, the knee prosthesis comprising: a femoral component including: a medial condyle; a lateral condyle; and a patella-femoral flange positioned between the medial and lateral condyles, the patella-femoral flange having a distal-most end; wherein the medial condyle, the patella-femoral flange and the lateral condyle define an intercondylar compartment; and a tibial component including: a medial surface sized to receive the medial condyle of the femoral component; a lateral surface sized to receive the lateral condyle of the femoral component; and a projection extending from between the medial and lateral surfaces into the intercondylar compartment, the projection continuously decreasing in height and width from an anterior end to a posterior end; wherein the femoral and tibial components are, via engagement of the projection with portions of the medial condyle, lateral condyle and patella-femoral flange that define the intercondylar compartment, more constrained against the following movements when the knee prosthesis is in the extended position than when the knee prosthesis is in the flexed position: a rotational movement of the femoral component relative to the tibial component about the axis; an anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component; and a lateral movement of the femoral component relative to the tibial component; whereby the knee prosthesis resists the rotational movement, the anterior movement, and the lateral movement to a first greater extent when the knee prosthesis is in the extended position than when the knee prosthesis is in the flexed position.

2. The knee prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the patella-femoral flange includes a barrier defined by a posterior wall of the distal-most end of the patella-femoral flange, an anterior wall of the projection of the tibial component engaging the barrier of the femoral component when the knee prosthesis is in the extended position to limit the anterior movement.

3. The knee prosthesis of claim 2 , wherein the projection gradually decreases in size in a posterior direction, the projection having less contact with the medial and lateral condyles of the femoral component when the knee prosthesis is in the flexed position than when the knee prosthesis is in the extended position, whereby the knee prosthesis is capable of undergoing the rotational movement to a second greater extent when the knee prosthesis is in the flexed position than when the knee prosthesis is in the extended position.

4. The knee prosthesis of claim 2 , wherein the projection comprises: a distal portion connected to the tibial component; and a proximal portion that extends between the medial and lateral condyles; wherein the proximal portion has a pair of parallel medial and lateral side walls and a top wall perpendicular to the pair of side walls in an anterior portion.

5. The knee prosthesis of claim 4 , wherein the proximal portion of the projection has a pair of curved medial and lateral side walls and a flat top wall extending between the pair of curved side walls in a posterior portion.

6. The knee prosthesis of claim 4 , wherein the pair of parallel medial and lateral side walls extend vertically and parallel to the axis in the anterior portion of the projection.

7. The knee prosthesis of claim 6 , wherein each of the medial and lateral condyles includes a vertically oriented interior wall facing toward the projection, the vertical interior walls being parallel to the pair of parallel medial and lateral side walls.

8. The knee prosthesis of claim 4 , wherein the posterior wall of the patella-femoral flange and the anterior wall of the projection are configured to engage in the extended position when the knee prosthesis is in zero degrees of knee flexion, wherein in the extended position the posterior wall and the anterior wall engage along an interface that slopes posteriorly in a direction extending from the distal portion to the proximal portion.

9. The knee prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the knee prosthesis transitions from the more constrained, extended position to the less constrained, flexed position between 10° and 30° of knee flexion.

10. The knee prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the projection is positioned slightly anteriorly of an anterior-posterior midpoint of the tibial component.

11. The knee prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the projection has a maximum height such that a superior tip of the projection is disengaged from the femoral component in the extended position and the flexed position to facilitate rolling translation of the femoral component against the tibial component.

12. A knee prosthesis comprising: a femoral component including: a medial condyle; a lateral condyle; and a patella-femoral flange positioned between the medial and lateral condyles; wherein the medial condyle and the lateral condyle respectively define two planar femoral surfaces that form opposing sides of an intercondylar compartment; and a tibial component including: a medial surface sized to receive the medial condyle of the femoral component; a lateral surface sized to receive the lateral condyle of the femoral component; and a projection extending from between the medial and lateral surfaces into the intercondylar compartment, the projection including two planar tibial surfaces at an anterior end of the projection that are configured to flushly engage the two planar surfaces of the intercondylar compartment, respectively, in extension, and the two planar tibial surfaces transition to two curved surfaces at a posterior end of the projection joined by a planar and horizontal proximal surface; wherein the projection is positioned in an anterior-posterior direction on the tibial component anteriorly of an anterior-posterior midpoint of the tibial component so that the patella-femoral flange is configured to fully disengage from the femoral component in flexion.

13. The knee prosthesis of claim 12 , wherein the projection is positioned slightly anteriorly of the anterior-posterior midpoint of the tibial component.

14. The knee prosthesis of claim 13 , wherein the projection has a height such that a superior tip of the projection is disengaged from the femoral component in extension and flexion to facilitate rolling translation of the femoral component against the tibial component.

15. The knee prosthesis of claim 12 , wherein: the two planar femoral surfaces include two parallel condylar surfaces; and the two planar tibial surfaces include two parallel projection surfaces configured to engage the two parallel condylar surfaces; wherein the two parallel condylar surfaces and the two parallel projection surfaces engage in extension and are parallel to a longitudinal axis of the knee prosthesis to prevent rotation and lateral movement of the femoral component relative to the tibial component.

16. The knee prosthesis of claim 12 , wherein: the two planar femoral surfaces further comprise a posterior surface connecting the two parallel condylar surfaces; and the two planar tibial surfaces further comprise an anterior surface connecting the two parallel projection surfaces; wherein the posterior surface engages the anterior surface in extension to prevent posterior movement of the femoral component relative to the tibial component.

17. A knee prosthesis including an axis that is medially offset from a center of the knee prosthesis, the knee prosthesis comprising: a femoral component including: a medial condyle including a medial wall extending parallel to the axis; a lateral condyle including a lateral wall extending parallel to the medial wall; and a patella-femoral flange connecting the medial and lateral condyles, the patella-femoral flange including a posterior wall connecting the medial and lateral walls; and a tibial component including: a medial surface sized to receive the medial condyle of the femoral component; a lateral surface sized to receive the lateral condyle of the femoral component; and a projection extending from between the medial and lateral surfaces anteriorly of an anterior-posterior midpoint of the tibial component into a space between the medial and lateral condyles, the projection including: a medial surface configured to flushly engage the medial wall in extension; and a lateral surface configured to flushly engage the lateral wall in extension; wherein the projection: decreases in height from an anterior end to a posterior end; decreases in width from the anterior end to the posterior end; the medial and lateral surfaces are planar at the anterior end; and the medial and lateral surfaces are curved at the posterior end.

18. The knee prosthesis of claim 17 , wherein the projection has a maximum height such that a superior surface of the projection is disengaged from the femoral component in extension and flexion to facilitate rolling translation of the femoral component against the tibial component.

19. The knee prosthesis of claim 17 , wherein the projection comprises: an anterior portion having a cross-sectional profile wherein the medial and lateral surfaces are vertical and joined by a planar and horizontal proximal surface; and a posterior portion having a cross-sectional profile wherein the medial and lateral surfaces are curved and joined by the planar and horizontal proximal surface.

20. The knee prosthesis of claim 17 , wherein: the projection includes an anterior surface configured to engage with the posterior wall in extension.

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