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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
S. Gary Brown, Alamo, CA (US);
Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Ketchum, ID (US);
Christopher G. Sidebotham, Mendham, NJ (US);
Inventors:
S. Gary Brown, Alamo, CA (US);
Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Ketchum, ID (US);
Christopher G. Sidebotham, Mendham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30574 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3631 (2013.01); A61F 2/3601 (2013.01); A61F 2/3676 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30242 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30807 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30932 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01); A61B 17/742 (2013.01);
Abstract
A femoral implant includes a main shaft with a proximal end and a smooth distal end. A porous circumferential collar is provided between the proximal end and distal end, and a porous distally-extending portion extends distally from the collar to provide for additional bone ingrowth.