Inventors:
Natalia Fridshtand - Ringwood NJ, US
Douglas W. Gabel - Pompton Plains NJ, US
Steven J. Charlebois - West Lafayette IN, US
David L. Glass - Silver Lake IN, US
Steven A. Zawadzki - Leesburg IN, US
Jeffrey P. Matney - Pierceton IN, US
Assignee:
Zimmer Technology, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61F 2/36
US Classification:
623 2335, 623 2211, 623 2311, 623 235
Abstract:
A hip prosthesis is provided for insertion into a femur. In one exemplary embodiment, the hip prosthesis includes a stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. This stem may include anterior and posterior locking surfaces which diverge away from the longitudinal axis. A shank portion may extend distally from the anterior and posterior locking surfaces and converge at an angle distally toward the longitudinal axis.