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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lemuel Vance Clement, Jr, Memphis, TN (US);
Joseph S Clift, Jr, Memphis, TN (US);
Rodney L Houfburg, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ;
Abstract
Calcar collar instrumentation including a calcar collar and a proximal femoral stem. The calcar collar includes a foot with a foot member having a face surface; a back attached to the foot and including a back member having a face surface arranged at an angle to the face surface of the foot member; and attachment structure for removably and adjustably attaching the foot and the back to the proximal femoral stem. The proximal femoral stem includes one or more necks for allowing the calcar collar to be snapped thereto.