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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:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Gary Sederholm, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Ely, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth Gustke, Tampa, FL (US);
Rodney Plaster, Tulsa, OK (US);
Henry Tischler, Great Neck, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gary Sederholm, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Ely, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth Gustke, Tampa, FL (US);
Rodney Plaster, Tulsa, OK (US);
Henry Tischler, Great Neck, NY (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Waraw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular orthopedic hip prosthesis having three main components: a stem, a proximal body, and a neck. The components are removably connectable and selectively adjustable. The neck is rotationally adjustable about the stem, and the proximal body is both rotationally and axially adjustable about the stem. A collet and locking member hold and lock the proximal body to the stem.