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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1993
Michael W Dudasik, Nutley, NJ (US);
Anthony K Hedley, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
David S Hungerford, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Matthew P Poggie, Union City, NJ (US);
Howmedica Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A femoral component for a hip prosthesis has a distal portion defining a central longitudinal axis. The component has a generally conically shaped mid-shaft portion and a proximal portion with a shape based on the reamer and a shaped chisel used by the surgeon to prepare the proximal metaphysis and medullary canal. The proximal portion is shaped in a manner wherein a cross-section taken perpendicular to the central axis has a medial side formed as a first circular arc, a corner of the cross-section formed by the posterior and lateral sides as a second circular arc with a center on the central axis. The posterior side is arcuate and concave and tangent to the first and second circular arcs, with the anterior side being arcuate and convex.