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Orthopaedic stem with protrusion and associated surgical procedure

US9211191B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stuart Robert Allen Grant · Auckland, NZ
Robin Maisonneuve · Chaponnay, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2012
Grant date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/0041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of performing joint arthroplasty on a patient with a bone fragment of a bone at least partially separated from the bone in one embodiment includes providing a prosthetic component with a bone connecting portion and a bone fragment portion, implanting the bone connecting portion of the prosthetic component in the bone, and attaching the bone fragment to the bone using the bone fragment portion.

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