Hip stem with proximal build-up blocks
CA 2078072 C · Owner: Schutzer, Steven F. · Inventors: Schutzer, Steven F.
Overview
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A prosthetic hip stem implant with a U-shaped buildup block that can be selectively connected to the hip stem adjacent to the flange to augment the height of the prosthesis. The buildup block will be available in three heights to accommodate for varying degrees of bone loss as determined intraoperatively.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed September 11, 1992 and granted December 9, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 11, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 11, 2014.
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