IP Library Granted Patent US 12,690,976
Granted Patent B2
US 12,690,976 · App. 18/161,914 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Patient specific femoral prosthesis

Inventors: Rodney E. Satterthwaite (Huntington, IN); Jeffrey A. McAnelly (Churubusco, IN); Andrew M. Jacobs (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
A61F2/3609A61F2002/30662A61F2002/3625
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Patent No.
US 12,690,976
App. No.
18/161,914
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A femoral prosthesis system for an orthopaedic hip implant and method of use is disclosed. The prosthesis system includes a femoral stem component that includes a core body and a casing that encases the core body. The casing can be additively manufactured such that the core body defines a predetermined orientation in the core body among a plurality of permissible predetermined orientations. The femoral stem component can further include a neck and a trunnion that extends from the neck. The neck can extend out with respect to the core body at a predetermined angle within a range of permissible predetermined angles.

Claims (15)

1 . A femoral prosthesis comprising:

an elongate core body that extends along a central core body axis from a proximal core body end to a distal core body end opposite the proximal core body end, wherein the core body is configured to be received in a medullary canal of a femur;

a neck that extends out with respect to the proximal core body end; and

a porous casing that encases at least a portion of the core body, wherein the porous casing defines an inner casing surface that faces the core body and an outer casing surface opposite the inner casing surface,

wherein the inner surface of the porous casing extends along a central inner casing axis that is substantially coincident with the central core body axis, and the outer surface of the porous casing extends along a central outer casing axis that intersects the central inner casing axis within an outer perimeter of the core body with respect to a side elevation view of the stem component that includes the proximal core body end and the distal core body end.

2 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the side elevation view further includes a medial core body side of the core body and a lateral core body side of the core body.

3 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the side elevation view further includes an anterior core body side and a posterior core body side that is opposite the anterior core body side, wherein the anterior and posterior core body sides each extend from a medial core body side of the core body to a lateral core body side of the core body.

4 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , the porous casing is an additively manufactured porous casing.

5 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , further comprising a porous collar that is configured to extend out with respect to the neck in a predetermined direction.

6 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the neck extends out with respect to the core body along a central neck axis that defines a fixed neck angle with respect to the central core body axis, and the central neck axis defines a selectable neck angle with respect to the central outer casing axis, wherein the selectable neck angle is different than the fixed neck angle.

7 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the porous casing further defines a rotational position of the core body relative to the outer casing surface about the central core body axis.

8 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the outer casing surface is nonparallel with respect to the inner casing surface.

9 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 8 , wherein the porous casing defines a thickness from the inner casing surface to the outer casing surface, the thickness at a first side of the porous casing increases as the casing extends in a distal direction from the proximal core body end to the distal core body end, and the thickness at a second side of the porous casing decreases as the casing extends in the distal direction, and the second side is opposite the first side.

10 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 9 , wherein the first side defines a medial side of the porous casing, and the second side defines a lateral side of the porous casing.

11 . The femoral prosthesis of claim 9 , wherein the first side defines an anterior side of the porous casing, and the second side defines a posterior side of the porous casing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2026
From: SATTERTHWAITE, RODNEY E.; MCANELLY, JEFFREY A.; JACOBS, ANDREW M.
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 074742/0538 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16732672 · Jan 2, 2020
Continuation In Part 16587683 · Sep 30, 2019
Related Publication 20230157830A1 · May 25, 2023
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