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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Md Rehan, Gurgaon, IN;
Philip Harris Frank, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Prateek Sharma, Jaipur, IN;
Mayur Dhawale, Yavatmal, IN;
Prabhanjan Nimkar, Thane, IN;
Venus Vermani, Palampur, IN;
Rahul Soni, Anuppur, IN;
Subhash Jangid, Gurgaon, IN;
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for removing a hip stem from bone comprises drilling a channel through the bone adjacent to the hip stem from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, the channel defining a longitudinal first axis. The method further comprises drilling a hole along a second axis through the bone adjacent to a distal end of the hip stem such that the channel and the hole intersect. The method additionally comprises inserting a first end of a cutting wire through the channel and the hole and cutting an interface between the hip stem and the bone with the cutting wire.