Method and apparatus for providing a short-stemmed hip prosthesis
US7494509B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00407
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of implanting at least a stem member of a femoral insert into an intramedullary canal of a femur. The method includes making an anterior incision for accessing the intramedullary canal, and inserting a stem member of the femoral insert into the intramedullary canal through the incision along an arcuate path defined by an arcuate profile of the stem member.
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