Hip implant

US9687586B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Excera Orthopedics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bernard Morrey · Rochester, US
• Kai-Nan An · Rochester, US
• Andrew Thoreson · Kenyon, US
• Qingshan Chen · Rochester, US
• Xinyuan Wang · Beijing, CN
• James Zhiming Jiang · Burlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 24, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/24
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided herein is a femoral component of a hip implant device, comprising a neck having a central axis; and a body distal to the neck and having a tapered portion, wherein the body has a largest cross section perpendicular to the neck central axis, the largest cross section perpendicular to the neck central axis having a maximum height dimension and a maximum width dimension, wherein the maximum width dimension is 18.5 mm or less. The hip implant can optionally be used in patients of Asian descent.