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US 7,458,990 B2Granted
Device for protecting femoral neck
OwnerPoon-Ung Chienginventor
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Abstract
A femoral neck protection device comprises a main body disposed with a hollow sleeve, and a flange extended outwardly from a peripheral rim at one end of the sleeve. At least one aperture is disposed on the flange. A protruding neck portion is disposed at the other end of the sleeve. A bolt disposed inside the neck portion passing through the sleeve and being secured to a prepared femur is engaged with an artificial ball head of the femur.
Claims6
A device for protecting a femoral neck, comprising:
- a main body, the main body comprising a right geometric cylindrical shaped hollow sleeve configured for housing a femoral neck therein, and having a lower rim and an upper rim and that corresponds to a trimmed femoral neck;
- a geometric-shaped flange extending outwardly from the periphery of the lower rim of the hollow sleeve;
- and a neck extending from the upper rim of the hollow sleeve, wherein a bolt is fixed at the top of the neck and is arranged to penetrate a femur neck;
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- wherein the main body further comprises at least one hole, the at least one hole adaptable for receiving a fastener configured to be fixed onto a femur.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.