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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Justin D. Grostefon, Columbia City, IN (US);
Jeffrey A. McAnelly, Columbia City, IN (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, County Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3609 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30589 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3625 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic prosthetic hip assembly and method for use during performance of a hip replacement procedure. The assembly includes a femoral stem component having a tapered trunnion and a femoral head component having a tapered bore. Upon insertion of the tapered trunnion into the tapered bore, a taper lock is formed and a seal provides a fluid-tight closure.