Patent · US Expired

Hip prosthesis

US4279042A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 26, 1979
Grant dateJul 21, 1981
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Expiry dateNov 26, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0021
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A femoral insert for a hip joint prosthesis wherein the proximal and distal portions are angularly joined to define a lateral apex, the apical height of which has a particular ratio to the medial length of the insert.

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