Patent ID: 6616697
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An implant for replacing the proximal portion of a femur having a substantially intact natural femoral neck, medial side, lateral side, greater trochanter and lesser trochanter, the implant comprising:a body member having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end and being configured for positioning, in use, in the natural femoral neck, wherein the body member has a transverse passage through at least a portion of the distal end in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body member; a head member having a distal end and a proximal spherical portion configured for positioning in a natural or prosthetic hip socket; a joining portion positioned between the distal end of the head member and the proximal end of the body member; and a rod having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end and being configured for positioning, in use, through the transverse passage of the body member and for extension, in use, into the natural medullary canal of the femur in engagement with the cortical surface of the natural medullary canal.