Gender Specific Implant and Packaging

US2016250029A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016250029-A1
Application numberUS-201615003243-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJan 21, 2016
Priority dateJun 15, 2005
Publication dateSep 1, 2016
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Abstract

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The present invention provides a system and method for gender specific medical treatment. The medical treatment system can include gender specific medical devices which are designed to account for the anatomical and physiological differences in the male and female genders. The medical treatment system can also include a medical device identification system which differentiates use for male and female patients. The medical device identification system includes a container adapted to receive a medical device and a gender specifier. The gender specifier is used to identify the gender the medical device in designed for. The gender specifier can be in text form, symbolic form, or color coded.

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1 - 47 . (canceled) 48 . A tibial component for a knee replacement system comprising: a platform having opposite inferior and superior sides, and a center axis passing through the inferior and superior sides; and a keel extending outward from the inferior side of the platform, wherein the keel has a central longitudinal axis that is anterior of the center of the platform. 49 . The tibial component set forth in claim 48 , wherein the central longitudinal axis of the keel and the center of the platform lie in a common anterior/posterior plane.

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  • Snap connection · CPC title

  • using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol · CPC title

  • having elastic means or damping means, different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric core or shock absorbers · CPC title

  • for measuring dimensions, e.g. length · CPC title

  • Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements · CPC title

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What does patent US2016250029A1 cover?
The present invention provides a system and method for gender specific medical treatment. The medical treatment system can include gender specific medical devices which are designed to account for the anatomical and physiological differences in the male and female genders. The medical treatment system can also include a medical device identification system which differentiates use for male and …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
P Tech Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F2/389. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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