Patent ID: 7842095
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A femoral component implant system for use with antibiotic bone cement comprising: a flexible mold adapted to fit at least partially in a femoral cavity, the mold having a porous wall with an interior surface and exterior surface, wherein the wall forms an interior space for receiving a bone cement composition comprising uncured bone cement and an antibiotic, wherein the porous wall allows the antibiotic to diffuse from the interior surface and to the exterior surface; a femoral component having a stem portion to fit at least partially within the interior space of the mold and a head portion coupled to the stem portion including a portion for contacting and sealing a proximal end of the mold, wherein the femoral component further comprises a head portion with at least a partially spherical shape adapted to fit into an acetabular cavity, and wherein the head portion includes an injection port with an opening extending through the head portion adapted to allow the bone cement composition to be injected into the interior space of the mold.