IP Library Patent Application 11171305
Patent Application
App. No. 11/171,305

Hip joint prosthesis with shaft inserted into femur

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11/171,305
Abstract

Hip-joint prosthesis with a stem ( 12 ) which is to be inserted into the femur and which comprises a part ( 13 ) projecting into the trochanteric region ( 4 ) of the bone. For the purpose of more intimate contact with the bone, this part ( 13 ) is provided with a coating ( 16 ) which contains an osteoinductive substance.

Claims (11)

1 . A hip joint prosthesis comprising a stem configured for insertion into a femur and having a trochanteric surface part configured to lie in a trochanteric region of the femur, the prosthesis including an osteoinductive substance on only the at least a part of a trochanteric surface of the prosthesis.

2 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 , further comprising a coating only on the troanteric surface of the prosthesis comprising the osteoinductive substance.

3 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the osteoinductive substance comprises a bisphosphonate or a bone morphologic protein.

4 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the trochanteric surface containing the osteoinductive substance is porous.

5 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the osteoinductive substance is applied on undercut lateral surface portions of the trochanteric surface.

6 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the trochanteric surface comprises a ventral surface and a dorsal surface which are provided with the osteoinductive coating and are at a distance from one another in an anterior-to-posterior direction of more than 6 mm.

7 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the trochanteric surface comprises a projection protruding from the stem.

8 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 7 , wherein the projection is wedge-shaped in the direction of implantation.

9 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 8 , wherein the projection is configured to be detached from the stem.

10 . The hip joint prosthesis according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the trochanteric surface comprises a ventral surface and a dorsal surface which are provided with the osteoinductive coating and are at a distance from one another in an anterior-to-posterior direction of more than 9 mm.

11 . The hip joint prosthesis of claim 7 , wherein the osteoinductive substance is found only at the projection.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 19, 2007
From: LINK, HELMUT D.
To: WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. KG
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