Proximal portion of a femoral hip stem prothesis

- Zimmer, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a proximal portion of a femoral hip stem prosthesis;

FIG. 2 is a posterior side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a lateral side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an anterior side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a medial side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 8--8 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 9--9 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof, in partial cross-section, taken along lines 9--9 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-5, illustrating the distal portion of the stem, are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D339634
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 1987
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 1993
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventors: Roy Y. Hori (Warsaw, IN), David C. Bernens (Warsaw, IN), Dale A. DeGroff (Goshen, IN), Ted L. Dock (Warsaw, IN), Mark A. Lazzeri (Warsaw, IN), Clayton R. Miller (Breman, IN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 7/88,785
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)