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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Anders Ekelund, Bromma, SE;
Sylvain Gauthier, Leeds, GB;
Laurent Lafosse, Sevrier, FR;
Jack Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robin Maisonneuve, Chaponnay, FR;
Didier Poncet, Leeds, GB;
Anders Ekelund, Bromma, SE;
Sylvain Gauthier, Leeds, GB;
Laurent Lafosse, Sevrier, FR;
Jack Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robin Maisonneuve, Chaponnay, FR;
Didier Poncet, Leeds, GB;
DEPUY (IRELAND), , IE;
Abstract
A collar () arranged to couple to a prosthetic component for implantation at the end of a long bone, the prosthetic component having a distal portion arranged to couple to the bone and a proximal neck portion arranged to couple to an articulation component. The collar () comprises a plate including a neck hole () to receive a neck portion, such that the collar can rotate about the neck portion. The collar () further comprises a plurality of attachment portions () for coupling the plate to bone fragments or soft tissues. The collar () is lockable to the neck portion to prevent further rotation. A prosthesis comprising a combination of a collar (), a prosthetic component and an articulation component, and a surgical method of using the collar () are also disclosed.