Composite femoral implant having increased neck strength

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/36 (2006.01) A61F 2/30 (2006.01) A61L 27/00 (2006.01) A61L 27/44 (2006.01) B29C 70/20 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2130866

COMPOSITE FEMORAL IMPLANT HAVING INCREASED NECK STRENGTH ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A femoral implant for a hip prosthesis includes a shaft oriented in a longitudinal direction and a neck extending from said shaft at an acute angle .theta. to the longitudinal direction. The implant includes a plurality of layers of fibers in a matrix, wherein the fibers are substantially unidirectional in each respective layer. The implant is made from a stack of layers of the matrix so that the direction of fibers is unbalanced. At least 50% of the fibers are oriented in the direction and the remainder of said fibers are oriented in directions other than the angle.

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