US2018214275A1PendingUtilityA1

Femoral stem including an anchor to facilitate assembly and implantation

Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INCPriority: Jan 15, 2015Filed: Mar 28, 2018Published: Aug 2, 2018

Est. expiryJan 15, 2035(~8.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Justin D. Grostefon Rodney E. Satterthwaite Jeffrey A. Mcanelly Jeffrey R. Roose Edward Kavanaugh Theodore L. Badgley

A61F 2002/30772A61F 2002/3627A61F 2/3607A61F 2002/3625A61F 2002/4627A61F 2002/368A61F 2002/3631A61F 2/3609A61F 2/367A61F 2002/3654A61F 2002/4666A61F 2002/30332A61F 2/4637A61F 2002/365A61F 2002/30879A61F 2002/3641

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Abstract

An orthopaedic prosthesis for use in a hip replacement surgery. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes an elongated stem component that has a proximal body, a neck extending superiorly and medially from the proximal body and a tapered stem extending inferiorly from the proximal body. An anchor is positioned on the neck and is configured to be engaged by a surgical instrument. A system for use in assembling the orthopaedic prosthesis and a method of assembly are also disclosed.

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1 . An orthopaedic prosthesis, comprising:
 an elongated stem component, comprising:   (i) a proximal body,   (ii) a neck extending superiorly and medially from the proximal body, the neck having a longitudinal axis and being configured to receive a femoral head component,   (iii) a tapered stem extending inferiorly from the proximal body, and   (iv) an anchor positioned on the neck, wherein the anchor extends orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the neck.

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