Patent ID: 6723130
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An anatomical femur component of an artificial hip joint having a stem, the stem having a proximal end and being elongated along a longitudinal axis to a tip and having a dorsal side, a medial portion and a lateral portion;the stem of the prosthesis having a concave indentation on the dorsal side that extends axially in a straight line from the proximal end to the tip of the stem, and wherein the dorsal side of the proximal end engages the bone structures of a neck of a femur in which the stem is placed from the greater trochanter to position adjacent a side of the femur opposite the greater trochanter; the dorsal side concave indentation dividing the stem proximal end into the medial portion that flairs out from the stem in medial direction in a conical shape, and a lateral portion that is substantially cylindrical axially along the length of the stem; the cross section of the stem having a basic â€œcommaâ€  shape on the proximal end.