US4919673A
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Prosthesis for a femoral head
Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1989-02-24
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Granted: 1990-04-24
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Expires: 2009-02-24
Abstract
Abstract The femoral head prosthesis has a straight fixing stem for implantation in a femur which is provided with a longitudinal bore which extends along the axis of the stem. The stem can be slid along a centering rod previously positioned within a surgically prepared bone cavity of the femur to guide the stem into a bone cement bed. The centering rod is initially put in place with a cavity barrier followed by placement of the bone cement bed. After initial curing of the bone cement, the rod can be disengaged from the cavity barrier and removed from the stem.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Georg Willert
- 👤 Manfred Semlitsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30724; A61F2/30723; A61F2002/30726; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2002/3678; A61F2002/3694; A61F2/46; A61F2002/4631
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
In combination a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur; a bond marrow cavity barrier detachably secured to a distal end of said rod; and a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of said stem, said bore having a diameter for slidably receiving said rod therein to guide said stem into the bone cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
In combination a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur; a bond marrow cavity barrier detachably secured to a distal end of said rod; and a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of said stem, said bore having a diameter for slidably receiving said rod therein to guide said stem into the bone cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said rod is at least twice the length of said stem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
In combination a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of said stem; a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur, said rod having a length at least twice the length of said stem and of a diameter for sliding within said bore of said stem to guide said stem into the bone cavity; and a bone marrow cavity barrier threadably secured to a distal end of said rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
In combination a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of said stem; a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur, said rod having a length at least twice the length of said stem and of a diameter for sliding within said bore of said stem to guide said stem into the bone cavity; and a bone marrow cavity barrier threadably secured to a distal end of said rod.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
In combination a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur; a bone marrow cavity barrier threadably secured to a distal end of said rod; and a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along said stem, said bone being sized for slidably receiving said rod therein to guide and hold said stem in the bone cavity for cementing in place with a substantially uniform thickness of bone cement between said stem and the femur.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
In combination a centering rod for disposition in a bone cavity of a femur; a bone marrow cavity barrier threadably secured to a distal end of said rod; and a prosthesis for a femoral head having a longitudinally extending stem having a bore extending along said stem, said bone being sized for slidably receiving said rod therein to guide and hold said stem in the bone cavity for cementing in place with a substantially uniform thickness of bone cement between said stem and the femur.
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