Patent ID: 9089432
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical technique for complete replacement of a femoral head in a subject or replacement of an articular surface of the femoral head in the subject, the technique comprising the steps of: positioning the subject with a fractured hip in a position suitable for the surgical technique, the fractured hip including the femoral head and a femoral neck; removing the femoral head from the subject; accessing the femoral neck and a femoral canal of an operative femur; reaming the femoral neck and the femoral canal of the operative femur; inserting a hip prosthesis into a wound formed from reaming the femoral canal, the hip prosthesis containing a femoral component disposed within the reamed femoral canal and a deflated balloon disposed within an acetabulum of the subject, the hip prosthesis having a deflated position when collapsed into a compact position suitable for insertion into the reamed femoral canal, the femoral component expandable to fill the spatial confines of the reamed femoral canal; and injecting a molding into the hip prosthesis to form an inflated position, such that the deflated balloon becomes inflated to expand within the reamed femoral neck and to form an inflated balloon that resembles the femoral head of the subject, such that the inflated balloon can completely replace the femoral head of the subject.