Patent ID: 8690880
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a medullary canal of a femur for installation of a stem of a femoral component of a prosthetic hip, comprising: gaining access to the medullary canal through an anterior incision; and creating a cavity in the medullary canal by positioning a shaping member of a device into the medullary canal through the incision by a non-vertical approach to the femur, the device having a double-offset handle permitting aligning of the shaping member with the long axis of the femur while at the same time directing the handle up and out of the surgical site, a first offset of the double offset is between about 30° and 60° in a medial direction and an anterior direction direction and a second offset of the double offset is between about 15° and 45° in a lateral direction and a posterior direction.