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Surgical hip anterior approach arthroplasty device

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Assignee: KELMAN DAVID CPriority: Nov 18, 2003Filed: Sep 23, 2011Granted: Mar 5, 2013
Est. expiryNov 18, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David C. Kelman
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Abstract

Improved instruments for modifying a shape of a proximal femur of a patient for installation of a stem of a femoral component of a prosthetic hip during hip replacement surgery, comprising a handle including an elongated shaft extending downward approximately in a z-direction, a first offset extending from a bottom of the elongated shaft approximately in a y-direction, a second offset extending from the second offset approximately in an x-direction, and a shaping member elongated downward from the second offset approximately in the z-direction. Provided is an improved femoral broach and an improved osteotome. Also provided is a method of improving a patient's positioning during hip replacement surgery by using a variable configuration mattress for positioning the patient.

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The ornamental design for a surgical hip anterior approach arthroplasty device, as shown and described.

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