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Orthopaedic hip prosthesis having femoral stem components with varying A/P taper angles

US8936649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2012
Grant dateJan 20, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/30616
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A femoral prosthesis for use during performance of a hip replacement procedure includes a plurality of femoral stem components in a range of various sizes and a plurality of femoral head component in a range of various sizes. The anterior/posterior stem taper angle of the femoral stem component varies across its range of sizes.

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