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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred F. DeCarlo, Jr., Stamford, CT (US);
Bruce Khalili, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 ;
Abstract
An implantable prosthetic component, such as a femoral stem, includes a plurality of bone-engaging ribs which are configured so as to engage dense cancellous bone upon implantation. The ribs have a geometry and spacing for achieving optimal fixation in the medullary canal of the femur by engaging predetermined dense cancellous bone.