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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Steven L. Meulink, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan D. Schlotterback, Warsaw, IN (US);
Barish Banerjee, Kolkata, IN;
Stephen J. Vankoski, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Steven L. Meulink, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan D. Schlotterback, Warsaw, IN (US);
Barish Banerjee, Kolkata, IN;
Stephen J. Vankoski, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Modular neck components for hip implants having independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one of the variables, e.g., leg length, offset, and/or anteversion. The present disclosure allows the surgeon to quickly and easily select a different modular neck based on an evaluation of one of the variables without requiring reevaluation of the other variables.