Method For Femoral Prosthesis With Insertion/Extraction Feature
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsDaniel N. Huff, Ian G. Delaney, Joel M. Matta
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Abstract
A method of inserting a femoral prosthesis includes coupling an insertion/extraction instrument with an insertion/extraction cavity of a femoral component using a threaded member, the insertion/extraction cavity defining a cavity axis which is not parallel with a longitudinal axis defined by a proximal stem portion of the femoral prosthesis, inserting a distal end portion of the femoral prosthesis into a femur, impacting a proximal end portion of the insertion/extraction instrument, and transferring an impact force from the proximal end portion to the femoral prosthesis through the threaded member.
Claims9
A method of inserting a femoral prosthesis comprising:
- coupling an insertion/extraction instrument with an insertion/extraction cavity of a femoral component using a threaded member, the insertion/extraction cavity defining a cavity axis which is not parallel with a longitudinal axis defined by a proximal stem portion of the femoral prosthesis;
- inserting a distal end portion of the femoral prosthesis into a femur;
- impacting a proximal end portion of the insertion/extraction instrument;
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- transferring an impact force from the proximal end portion to the femoral prosthesis through the threaded member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.