Double d key locking prosthesis
AssigneeHammill Manuf. Co.
InventorsRobert L. Doubler, John E. Hammill
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AssigneeHammill Manuf. Co.
InventorsRobert L. Doubler, John E. Hammill
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A modular prosthesis has an intramedullary rod element which is to be inserted in a bone. The rod has a shaped proximal portion which is telescoped into one end of a bore in the trochanter element. The mating surfaces of the shaped rod and the trochanter bore form a rotationally immovable connection. A neck element is telescoped into the other end of the trochanter bore. The neck and the trochanter have mating surfaces with mating recesses. A key lock element is inserted into the mating recesses to prevent rotational movement between the neck and the trochanter. All the elements are secured together by a bolt through the neck, trochanter and rod.
A modular prosthesis to be used in hip replacement comprising:
A modular hip prosthesis kit comprising a plurality of different sized intramedullary rods, trochanters, necks, various angled key locks, and bolts, said plurality of intramedullary rods, trochanters, necks, various angled key locks and bolts being adapted for interchangeable assembly to form a particular hip prosthesis with specific characteristics, said specific characteristics including a longitudinal axis and an anteversion angle, said angle fixed by selection of one of said various angled key locks, said one of said various angled key locks adapted to secure one of said plurality of trochanters with one of said plurality of necks in a specific horizontal angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.