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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Bernard Morrey, Fayetteville, TX (US);
Kai-nan an, Rochester, MN (US);
Andrew Thoreson, Kenyon, MN (US);
Qingshan Chen, Rochester, MN (US);
Xinyuan David Wang, East Lyme, CT (US);
James Zhiming Jiang, Burlington, MA (US);
Bernard Morrey, Fayetteville, TX (US);
Kai-Nan An, Rochester, MN (US);
Andrew Thoreson, Kenyon, MN (US);
Qingshan Chen, Rochester, MN (US);
Xinyuan David Wang, East Lyme, CT (US);
James Zhiming Jiang, Burlington, MA (US);
Excera Orthopedics, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a femoral component of a hip implant device, comprising a neck having a central axis; and a body distal to the neck and having a tapered portion, wherein the body has a largest cross section perpendicular to the neck central axis, the largest cross section perpendicular to the neck central axis having a maximum height dimension and a maximum width dimension, wherein the maximum width dimension is 18.5 mm or less. The hip implant can optionally be used in patients of Asian descent.