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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
David W. Rister, Nesbit, MS (US);
Mouhsin A. El-Chafei, Arlington, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CN;
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An improved orthopedic broach used to prepare an intramedullary canal of a patient's bone such as, for example, a patient's femur, to receive an orthopedic implant such as, for example, a hip stem implant. The broach has differential teeth or tooth patterns. In one preferred example, the broach includes three different types of teeth including diamond teeth, compaction teeth, and extraction teeth. The different teeth patterns being specifically arranged on the sides of the broach to optimize bone removal and bone compaction for a subsequently implanted hip stem implant. In addition, the different teeth patterns and locations enhancing rotational stability. As such, the broach is configured to compact bone in certain areas while removing bones in other areas, all while maintaining broach rotation.