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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Phillip M Gibbs, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Monty J Lackey, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Phillip M Gibbs, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Monty J Lackey, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular hip joint implant and associated method. The modular hip implant includes a femoral stem having a proximal surface defining a dovetail groove having first and second female wings, and a neck component having a distal surface defining a semi-dovetail projection engaging the dovetail groove. The projection includes a single male wing mating with the first femoral wing.