Patent · US Expired

Modular hip prosthesis

US5181928A · kind A · utility

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23References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boehringer Mannheim GmbH · DE

Inventors

Richard C. Bolesky · Warsaw, US
Todd Smith · Fort Wayne, US
Charles E. Whitcraft, Jr. · Warsaw, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 1989
Grant date	Jan 26, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00395
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A modular hip prosthesis for the replacement of a portion of the femur is provided. The prosthesis is assembled from a kit that includes a stem member having an upper portion and a lower portion, with the lower portion sized to be received in the femur. The kit also includes a body member that is sized to replace a portion of the femur and is configured to be received over the upper portion of a stem member. The kit also includes a head member that is sized to replace the head of the femur. A neck member is provided to attach the head member to the body member to form an assembled prosthesis.

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