Patent ID: 7207993

Claim:
A connector for engaging along a femur that has an upper head end thereof with a prosthetic hip implant including a stem extending in the femur and a ball projecting from the femur head end, the connector comprising: an elongate lower portion for extending along the femur below the head end thereof; a substantially rigid body of the lower portion; a plurality of cable openings in the rigid lower portion body; a plurality of cables for being received in the cable openings to extend therethrough and about the femur; a plurality of apertures in the rigid lower portion body; a plurality of holding devices configured to be carried on the rigid lower portion body in the apertures for being advanced therein for securing the cables in the cable openings to secure the lower portion to the femur; an upper portion for greater trochanter reattachment to the femur upper head end the upper portion being integral with the lower portion; a body of the upper portion that has a predetermined arcuate configuration to cradle the greater trochanter; and at least one distal tip end of the arcuate upper portion body configured for biting into the greater trochanter so that the arcuate upper portion body securely cradles and grips the greater trochanter to avoid formation of screw through openings in the upper portion body and use of bone screws extending therethrough for securing the upper portion body to the greater trochanter and that may otherwise interfere with the prosthetic stem in the femur.