US 11,690,726 B2
Surgical component, kit and method
James Anderson, Leeds (GB); Mahsa Avadi, Leeds (GB); Duncan Beedall, Leeds (GB); Timothy Board, Lancashire (GB); Oliver Coultrup, Leeds (GB); John Bohannon Mason, Charlotte, NC (US); Richard Patnelli, Leeds (GB); and Michael Reeve, Tadcaster (GB)
Assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, County Cork (IE)
Filed by DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, County Cork (IE); and DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/248,214.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218489 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/3676 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30153 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30158 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30214 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3678 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4077 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical component comprising:
a body portion;
an elongate stem for inserting into an intramedullary canal of a patient, wherein the elongate stem extends distally from the body portion and has:
a longitudinal axis;
a proximal end;
a distal end; and
a plurality of splines located on an outer surface of the stem, wherein the splines are circumferentially arranged around the stem, and wherein at least some of the splines are tapered such that each tapered spline is narrower at a distal part of that spline than at a part of that spline that is proximal with respect to the distal part;
a plurality of further splines circumferentially arranged around the stem wherein the splines are wider than the further splines for a majority of the length of the splines; and
an elongate neck portion extending from the body portion at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stem.