US4595393A
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Hip joint prosthesis having a hollow shaft
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson Medical GmbH
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Filing: 1983-11-23
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2003-11-23
Abstract
Abstract In a hip joint prosthesis having an elongated hollow shaft, a neck portion, a ball joint connected to the neck portion and a detachable mounting ring coupling the shaft to the neck portion; and wherein the shaft is provided with local sections of weakened material, the material is adapted, with respect to its deformation characteristics, to those of the surrounding bone region and the adaptation of the longitudinal rigidity and/or resistance to bending of the shaft is effected by the targeted provision of sections of weakened material.
Inventors
- 👤 Emmanuel Anapliotis
- 👤 Curt Kranz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/30004; A61F2002/30014; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30317; A61F2002/30327; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30451; A61F2002/30469; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30593; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30785; A61F2002/30787; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3652; A61F2002/3678; A61F2002/368; A61F2002/3686; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0058; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0018; A61F2250/0029; A61F2250/0039; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A hip joint assembly comprising: an elongated shaft; a neck portion; a ball joint connected to one end of said neck portion; and a detachable mounting ring coupling said shaft to said neck portion; said shaft being a hollow shell constructed to be inserted and secured in an intramedullary canal of a femur; said shaft having, at a proximal end thereof; a projection extending outwardly therefrom; said shell having locally weakened means formed therein and dimensioned and positioned for adapting the response of said shaft to mechanical loading stresses of said femur; and said neck portion having an elongated stem at said one end thereof for connection to said ball joint and having, at the opposite end of said neck portion, a base protection extending outwardly therefrom, said base projection being configured to be coupled with said projection of said shaft, and said base projection being secured to said projection of said shaft by said detachable mounting ring, with said detachable mounting ring encircling said projections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A hip joint assembly comprising: an elongated shaft; a neck portion; a ball joint connected to one end of said neck portion; and a detachable mounting ring coupling said shaft to said neck portion; said shaft being a hollow shell constructed to be inserted and secured in an intramedullary canal of a femur; said shaft having, at a proximal end thereof; a projection extending outwardly therefrom; said shell having locally weakened means formed therein and dimensioned and positioned for adapting the response of said shaft to mechanical loading stresses of said femur; and said neck portion having an elongated stem at said one end thereof for connection to said ball joint and having, at the opposite end of said neck portion, a base protection extending outwardly therefrom, said base projection being configured to be coupled with said projection of said shaft, and said base projection being secured to said projection of said shaft by said detachable mounting ring, with said detachable mounting ring encircling said projections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said shell is provided with first hole-shaped recesses establishing said locally weakened means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein said shell has, outside of said locally weakened means, a substantially constant thickness of between 1 and 3 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein each said first recess has a circular outline and a diameter of between 5 and 8 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
An assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said shaft has a primary curvature in a plane containing at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of said shaft and said first recesses are located in the region of the intersections of said shell with such plane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein said shell is provided with a plurality of second hole-shaped recesses distributed substantially uniformly over said shell and having smaller diameters than said first recesses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein said shaft has a secondary curvature about an axis parallel to the plane of the primary curvature and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein each said first recess has a circular outline and a diameter of between 5 and 8 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said shell is constituted by a series of portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of said shaft, each portion being provided with respective locally weakened means for adapting the deformation characteristics of that portion to those of the (thigh bone) femur portion which will surround that shell portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said ring is composed of two ring halves.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the thick knees of said shell is reduced at the end of said shaft which will project into the femur.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the response of said shaft and of the femur is a function of the longitudinal rigidity thereof and one type of mechanical stress is in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the response of said shaft and of the femur is bending about the longitudinal axis of said shaft and one type of mechanical stress is transverse to the longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the response of said shaft and of the femur includes deformation parallel to the longitudinal axis of said shaft and flexure transverse to that axis and at least one type of mechanical stress includes stresses in the directions parallel and transverse to the longitudinal axis of said shaft.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-06-16 | 1989-12-16 | 1990-06-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-06-16 | 1993-12-16 | 1994-06-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-06-16 | 1997-12-16 | 1998-06-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |