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7323013 Differential porosity prosthetic hip system  
A prosthetic femoral implant for use in a hip joint, as a ball and socket type joint, is disclosed. The implant includes a modular neck having a variety of adjustable positions to adjust the...
7235106 Modular hip stems and associated method of trialing  
A system and method for trialing a modular hip replacement system ( 10 ) permits evaluation and replication of the anatomic anteversion rotational angle of the femur. A distal stem component ( 18 )...
7198642 Orthopaedic spacer  
Two spacer components and a retaining ring are part of an orthopaedic system. The system may also include trial or implant stem components that are inserted or implanted in the proximal and distal...
7125423 Intercalary prosthesis, kit and method  
An intercalary prosthesis spans a space in the shaft of a long bone between native proximal and distal ends of the long bone. The intercalary prosthesis has first and second intercalary segments...
7044976 Prosthesis for long bone replacement in humans and animals  
A modular system for the formation of a prosthesis for the replacement of a long bone in a human or animal body. The system provides a prosthesis having a proximal or distal end component such as a...
6913624 Orthopaedic implant with proximal collar  
A cementless femoral hip stem component. The hip stem component includes an elongate stem, a proximal body, and a collar disposed on the proximal body and extending outward therefrom in a sideways...
6824566 Stem taper adapter  
A prosthetic component includes an adaptor having a first end and a second end. The first end includes an elongated male tapered body. The second end includes a flange extending radially outwardly...
6811568 Artificial joint  
The present invention provides an artificial joint which can be rapidly, securely and easily fixed while being suited to an inner surface of a bone marrow hole by a novel structure absolutely...
6602293 Polymeric composite orthopedic implant  
An orthopedic implant comprising a thermoplastic polymer or a composite comprising, in one embodiment, polyetheretherketone reinforced with 10% by volume of glass fibers, with an elastic modulus...
6500207 Joint endoprosthesis  
Joint endoprosthesis with an anchoring part ( 3 ) and a cone connection ( 4 ) between a joint part ( 1 ) and the anchoring part ( 3 ). According to the invention, the cone connection is provided...
6475242 Arthroplasty joint assembly  
An arthroplasty joint assembly for medically and articulately interconnecting first and second opposed end regions of lengthwise adjacent first and second bones. The artificial joint assembly...
6371991 Alignment guide for fluted prosthetic stems  
An alignable orthopedic prosthesis system includes a prosthesis and an alignment guide. The prosthesis includes a stem having at least one keyed component extending along its outer surface. The...
6299649 Unbalanced prosthetic device for providing side-dependent twisting-rotational axial-loading coupling  
The present invention discloses a side-dependent prosthetic device. The side-dependent prosthetic device is a composite prosthetic device with a longitudinal direction. The composite prosthetic...
6245111 Method and apparatus for fighting infection and maintaining joint spacing in a prosthesis implant area  
The present invention relates to a prosthetic device for placement in an implant area of the body. The prosthetic device comprises an elongated stem portion, a neck portion, and a head portion....
5593446 Anchoring shaft for joint endoprosthesis  
An anchoring shaft for a joint endoprosthesis includes a rectilinear core. The core is provided with a shape tapering towards a distal end and a series of sawtooth-shaped teeth. The teeth are...
5571195 Prothesis for an artificial joint having a wear particle collection capability  
A prosthesis for an artificial joint is provided with an interior passage which communicates with the joint area so that fluid from the joint circulates through the passage. Wear particles carried...
5370706 Modular hip prosthesis  
A modular hip prosthesis for the replacement of a portion of the femur is provided. The prosthesis is assembled from a kit that includes a stem member having an upper portion and a lower portion,...
5336265 Reduced stiffness femoral hip implant  
A femoral component of an artificial hip joint includes an elongated stem with a single longitudinally extending, medially facing, groove in its outer surface intermediate its proximal and distal...
5047056 Canine hip prosthesis  
A canine hip prosthesis with a porous coating for bone ingrowth is disclosed. The femoral prosthesis generally comprises a stem for insertion into the intramedullary canal of a canine femur which...
5035717 Insert and method of using same  
This invention relates to a femoral insert for a hip joint prothesis for use in a femur that has been cut across the femoral neck to form a cut surface. The insert includes a stem having a proximal...
4946379 Joint prostheses especially hip joint prostheses  
A joint prosthesis insertable, for example, in the marrow cavity of the femur, has a shaft formed with three longitudinally extending angularly equispaced contact surfaces by reason of a triangular...
4904263 Prosthesis with interlocking fixation and providing reduction of stress shielding  
A prosthesis including a load receiving surface for receiving a load applied to the prosthesis, a first surface provided with interlocking means for interlocking fixation of a first bone portion...
4904262 Joint prosthesis and process for its manufacture  
Joint prosthesis of perforated sheet metal strips which, for the formation of a hollow shaft, are welded together and to a collar having a protrusion for attaching to a ball joint. The collar is...
4787907 Morse taper  
An improved Morse taper consisting essentially of a male taper and a mating female taper, one of the tapers having a key recess at the periphery of a mating face such that a key can be inserted and...
4714470 Grooved prosthetic implant  
A prosthetic implant including a plurality of discrete grooves disposed in the proximal end of the implant stem. The grooves are each segments of curves generated from radii having a center of...
4623349 Osteal prosthesis and the production thereof  
An osteal prosthesis having an outer surface splined in a direction generally parallel to its mean axis is capable of being secured in the bone without cement, the bone tissue developing so as to...
4430761 Joint endoprosthesis  
The shank of the prosthesis is provided with a plurality of parallel grooves in order to improve adhesion of the shank in a prepred bone cavity. The grooves are used to improve adhesion either...
4292695 Prosthesis stem  
An improved stem portion of a joint prosthesis for replacing a damaged or diseased skeletal joint is provided by the subject invention, wherein a series of sections of elastomeric material attached...
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