Patent ID: 7033399

Claim:
A modular joint prosthesis comprising a neck, a trochanter, and a connected sub-assembly including an intramedullary rod, a fastener and a link, said link, and said intramedullary rod each freely and independently movable relative to one another subsequent said link and said rod being completely attached with each other and the modular joint prosthesis is secured to the patient's intramedullary canal, said neck having a through bore, said trochanter having a through bore, said intramedullary rod having a bore, said fastener welded to said intramedullary rod about said bore, said link extending through said fastener, said link adapted to be telescoped with said through bore of said trochanter and said through bore of said neck whereby said trochanter is between said intramedullary rod and said neck and said fastener is adapted to lock said trochanter and said sub-assembly together.