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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Daniel Scavilla, Berwyn, PA (US);
Marius Cobani, Southampton, PA (US);
John Loiacono, Collegeville, PA (US);
Kenny Chen, Philadelphia, PA (US);
David Stumpo, Trappe, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
Expandable hip stem implants, systems, and methods of implanting a hip stem during a hip arthroplasty are provided. The implant may include a proximal body having a neck terminating at a free end, a distal stem having a proximal portion coupled to the proximal body and a distal portion, and a plurality of expandable bodies aligned around the distal stem. The plurality of expandable bodies have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration such that the plurality of expandable bodies expand radially outward away from one another.