Femoral component for a hip prosthesis
US5458651A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00952
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A femoral component of a replacement hip joint has a collarless stem including a shoulder for fixing in a medullary canal by cement. The component has a stem beneath the shoulder having a straight taper and the anterior and posterior faces of the stem each having a concave surface formed by a longitudinally extending curve from the top of the shoulder to the distal tip of the stem.
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