US 12,472,072 B2
Joint implant apparatus, system, and method
Aaron K. Mates, Palm Harbor, FL (US); Brock Johnson, McMinnville, TN (US); and Daniel J. Triplett, Smithfield, UT (US)
Assigned to Vilex LLC, Park City, UT (US)
Filed by Vilex LLC, Park City, UT (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/676,490.
Prior Publication US 2023/0263637 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4225 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30724 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4233 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An articular implant system for a metatarsophalangeal joint, adjacent to a metatarsal of a patient, the system comprising:
an implant configured to seat within a bone pocket of an articular surface of a metatarsal, the implant comprising:
a convex distal surface;
a semispherical proximal surface that extends from the convex distal surface, the semispherical proximal surface having an implant radius that matches a bone radius of the bone pocket; and
wherein the semispherical proximal surface engages a surface of the bone pocket to retain the implant within the bone pocket.