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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Natalia Fridshtand, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Douglas W. Gabel, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
Steven J. Charlebois, West Lafayette, IN (US);
David L. Glass, Silver Lake, IN (US);
Steven A. Zawadzki, Leesburg, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Matney, Pierceton, IN (US);
Natalia Fridshtand, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Douglas W. Gabel, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
Steven J. Charlebois, West Lafayette, IN (US);
David L. Glass, Silver Lake, IN (US);
Steven A. Zawadzki, Leesburg, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Matney, Pierceton, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A hip prosthesis is provided for insertion into a femur. In one exemplary embodiment, the hip prosthesis includes a stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. This stem may include anterior and posterior locking surfaces which diverge away from the longitudinal axis. A shank portion may extend distally from the anterior and posterior locking surfaces and converge at an angle distally toward the longitudinal axis.