Patent ID: 9730743
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A trochanter attachment device comprising: a plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface configured to attach to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, the inner surface having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a middle portion disposed between the top and bottom portions, and the plate having a longitudinal axis extending from the top portion to the bottom portion; and a collar connected to and extending from the middle portion of the inner surface of the plate, the bottom portion of the plate extending past a bottom end of the collar, the collar having an aperture configured to receive a collar fastener to attach the trochanter attachment device to a hip implant having a neck, the aperture extending through the collar in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plate, wherein the plate and collar are separate components from the hip implant, and the bottom end of the collar is configured to contact a top surface of the neck of the hip implant, when the trochanter attachment device is attached to the hip implant.