Patent ID: 7879106
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A femoral implant for a resected head of a femur, comprising: (a) a femoral head, at a proximal end of the implant; and (b) a stem part extending to a distal end of the implant; and (c) a section with a free end, the free end having a base portion positioned adjacent to the femoral head at the proximal end of the implant, the stem part extending from the section remote from the free end, said section comprising a frustoconically-shaped portion having an external surface of frustoconical or generally frustoconical form, wherein said section tapers towards said stem part and away from said femoral head along a straight axis, said femoral head extends directly away from said section to the proximal end of the implant, and said section further includes, at its maximum diameter, a base portion which extends substantially axially away from the frustoconically-shaped portion and is substantially the same diameter as the end surface of the resected head into which said stem is to be inserted, whereby the external surface at the periphery of the base potion is positioned against the end surface of the resected head in use.