Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-12
2008-11-25
Snow, Bruce E. (Department: 3738)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
C623S023260, C623S023350
Reexamination Certificate
active
07455693
ABSTRACT:
Leaflike shaft (1) of a hip-joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur, according to a towards a distal end (5), with a femur-anchoring section (1a, . . .1i) having a long axis (A) and with a prosthesis neck (2), wherein the femur-anchoring section (1a, . . .1i) has a substantially rectangular external contour in a plane perpendicular to the long axis (A), optionally with recesses in the side edges and/or at the corners.
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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
Snow Bruce E.
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