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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sulzer Orthopaedie AG, Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
Abstract
The shaft prosthesis (,) has a distal section (,) with a substantially circular cross-section and a proximal section (,) adjoining this distal section (,). A rib (,) is located at the lateral side of the prosthesis and protrudes in the ventral direction. The proximal section (,) enlarges in the upward direction. A neck (,) is provided in the upper end region on which a joint ball can be attached. The diameter of the shaft prosthesis (,) enlarges substantially conically on all sides starting from the distal end of the shaft prosthesis (,).