Femoral revision broach with modular trial components and method
US5766261A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improvement in a surgical instrument set and procedure for the preparation of a proximal femur to receive a revision femoral implant component includes a revision broach for mimicking a selected one of a plurality of revision femoral implant components and the insertion of the revision broach into the proximal femur to a location which emulates the location of the selected one of the plurality of revision femoral implant components, and utilizing a stop member positioned at a selected one of a plurality positions located longitudinally along the revision broach and corresponding to one of a plurality of resection levels determined by the selected revision femoral implant component to maintain the revision broach seated at the emulating location during subsequent trial reduction utilizing a trial neck and a trial head coupled to the revision broach.
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