Patent ID: 6905515

Claim:
A modular implant for insertion into a femur adjacent a hip joint, the implant comprising: a proximal body component having a top end for engaging the hip joint, a bottom end for insertion into the femur, a medial side, a lateral side, a neck formed adjacent the top end and a bore formed into the bottom end, the bore having a bore opening and an interior surface forming a female side of a male/female junction, the bore having a longitudinal junction axis; a stem component having a first end for engaging the proximal body component a second end for insertion into the femur, and a projection formed adjacent the first end, the projection having an exterior surface forming a male side of the male/female junction, the projection being engageable with the bore in male/female seating arrangement along the junction axis, the male and female sides contacting one another adjacent the bore opening, the contact between the male and female sides adjacent to the bore opening on the lateral side being offset longitudinally toward the top end relative to the contact between the male and female sides adjacent the bore opening on the medial side.