Femoral component for a hip prosthesis

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/32 (2006.01) A61B 17/17 (2006.01) A61F 2/30 (2006.01) A61F 2/36 (2006.01) A61B 17/16 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2122076

ABSTRACT A femoral component for a hip prosthesis has a distal portion defining a central longitudinal axis. The component has a generally conically shaped mid-shaft portion and a proximal portion with a shape based on the reamer and a shaped chisel used by the surgeon to prepare the proximal metaphysis and medullary canal. The proximal portion is shaped in a manner wherein a cross-section taken perpen-dicular to the central axis has a medial side formed as a first circular arc, a comer of the cross-section formed by the posterior and lateral sides as a second circular arc with a center on the central axis. The posterior side is arcuate and concave andtangent to the first and second circular arcs, with the anterior side being arcuate and convex.

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