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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Celine Courtade-Jouanicq, Montpelier, FR;
Marine Godelu, Grenoble, FR;
Vincent Coulange, Lyons, FR;
Shawn M. Gargac, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30617 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30948 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30952 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4007 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4022 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4029 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4051 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4066 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4077 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00359 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for manufacturing a prosthesis for a fractured long bone of a patient. The method includes: providing data representative of the fractured long bone of the patient, the fractured long bone comprising a diaphyseal fragment comprising a medullary cavity; based on the data provided, designing the prosthesis specifically to the patient, wherein the prosthesis comprising a stem part configured to be inserted into the medullary cavity for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment.