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Releasable threaded connection for modular implants

US10039645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY · IE

Inventors

Filip Leszko · West Chester, US
Aaron J. Matyas · Fort Wayne, US
Kyle D. Steffe · Warsaw, US
David E. Rottger · Auburn, US
Daniel M. Hippensteel · Fort Wayne, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2016
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/0041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthopedic prosthesis assembly includes a first prosthetic component, a second prosthetic component, a retainer, and a fastener and allows the removal of the first prosthetic component without having to remove the second prosthetic component from an intramedullary canal of a patient's bone. The fastener is received in an aperture of the first prosthetic component and the retainer is configured to engage the aperture of the first prosthetic component such that a part of the fastener is secured within the aperture. A rod of the fastener is configured to advance along the longitudinal axis through the first prosthetic component into the second prosthetic component. The end of the rod of the fastener is threaded into a threaded bore defined in the second prosthetic component.

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