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Article comprising and method for fabricating a hip prosthesis having a flexible multi-element femoral rod
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-12-03
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2002-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A hip prosthesis comprises a one piece element including a head, a plate portion, a neck interconnecting the head and plate portion, and a flexible femoral rod which includes thin longitudinal elements extending away from the head in opposition to one another. The longitudinal elements are obtained by providing at least a longitudinal cutting in the rod which extends to its end opposite the head. A slot in each end coincident with the cutting houses a linking part for holding the elements together in one plane while permitting their relative movements in a second substantially orthogonal plane. The elements are made in one piece with the head, the neck and the plate of the prosthesis, with the rod itself being forged from a single piece.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Butel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30724; A61F2/3676; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30594; A61F2002/30602; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3625; A61F2002/3631; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/4984; Y10T29/49845; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
In a process for making a hip prosthesis including a bulbous head, a neck extending from said head, a plate connected to the neck opposite the head, and a femoral rod attached to, and extending from, the plate in a direction away from the neck, the improvment comprising: forging said head, neck, plate and rod as a single unitary piece; cutting said rod once along one longitudinally extending portion thereof to form a pair of opposing longitudinal elements; and linking said pair of elements with separate holding means, said separate holding means both permitting relative movements of said elements longitudinally of one another during flexing of said elements, and holding said pair of elements in opposing relationship while preventing the ends of said longitudinal elements from moving apart from one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a process for making a hip prosthesis including a bulbous head, a neck extending from said head, a plate connected to the neck opposite the head, and a femoral rod attached to, and extending from, the plate in a direction away from the neck, the improvment comprising: forging said head, neck, plate and rod as a single unitary piece; cutting said rod once along one longitudinally extending portion thereof to form a pair of opposing longitudinal elements; and linking said pair of elements with separate holding means, said separate holding means both permitting relative movements of said elements longitudinally of one another during flexing of said elements, and holding said pair of elements in opposing relationship while preventing the ends of said longitudinal elements from moving apart from one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The improvement of claim 1, wherein said step of cutting further comprises cutting the rod a second time in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to said longitudinal extent, so as to obtain a bundle of four elements arranged in a cross and separated by two cuttings, each cutting operation being performed along the median line of the rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The improvement of claim 2, wherein the step of cutting comprises performing a first cutting operation along a plane containing the median line and the centers of curvature of the rod and performing a second cutting operation along a cylindrical surface perpendicular to said plane and containing the median axis of the rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The improvement of claim 3, wherein the step of cutting comprises performing the second cutting operation along a portion of the longitudinal extent of the rod away from said head so that the free ends of the elements of the rod located on the same side of this cutting are connected to one another, thus forming two pairs of elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
The improvement of claim 4, wherein said second cutting operation further comprises forming opposing longitudinal slots in the vicinity of each said free end of each pair of elements that coincides with its homologue of the other pair; passing said holding means through the two slots and forming shoulders on opposing ends of said holding means to fix said holding means within said slots and prevent the ends of the pairs of elements from moving apart from one another without, however, opposing their movements longitudinally of one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process as set forth in claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 3.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 4.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 5.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
A process for making a hip prosthesis including a bulbous head, a neck extending from said head, a plate connected to the neck opposite the head, and a femoral rod attached to, and extending from, the plate in a direction away from the neck, the process comprising: forging said head, neck , plate and rod as a single unitary piece; cutting said rod along one longitudinally extending portion thereof from a region near the head to the free end of the rod to form a pair of longitudinal elements; forming slots in opposing homologous regions of said longitudinal elements near the free ends thereof; inserting a linking element through said slots; and deforming opposing ends of said linking element so that each linking element end is retained within each respective slot, whereby while movements of said elements longitudinally of one another are permitted during flexing of said elements, the ends of said longitudinal elements are prevented from moving apart from one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
A process for making a hip prosthesis including a bulbous head, a neck extending from said head, a plate connected to the neck opposite the head, and a femoral rod attached to, and extending from, the plate in a direction away from the neck, the process comprising: forging said head, neck , plate and rod as a single unitary piece; cutting said rod along one longitudinally extending portion thereof from a region near the head to the free end of the rod to form a pair of longitudinal elements; forming slots in opposing homologous regions of said longitudinal elements near the free ends thereof; inserting a linking element through said slots; and deforming opposing ends of said linking element so that each linking element end is retained within each respective slot, whereby while movements of said elements longitudinally of one another are permitted during flexing of said elements, the ends of said longitudinal elements are prevented from moving apart from one another.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said step of cutting comprises cutting along a plane containing the median line, and the centers of curvature, of the rod.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
The process of claim 11, wherein said step of cutting further comprises cutting said rod a second time along a longitudinally extending portion thereof from a region near said head to a region near the free ends of said longitudinal elements, said second longitudinally extending portion and said one longitudinally extending portion being substantially perpendicular, whereby two pairs of longitudinally extending elements are formed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
The process of claim 12, wherein said step of cutting further comprises cutting said rod a second time along a longitudinally extending portion thereof from a region near said head to a region near the free ends of said longitudinal elements, said second longitudinally extending portion and said one longitudinally extending portion being substantially perpendicular, whereby two pairs of longitudinally extending elements are formed.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 13, wherein said second cutting is made in a plane containing the median axis of the rod.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 11, wherein said step of deforming comprises forming shoulders on said opposing ends.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 11.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 13.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
A hip prosthesis made by the process set forth in claim 16.
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