US 12,263,088 B2
Expandable hip stem
Daniel Scavilla, Berwyn, PA (US); Marius Cobani, Southampton, PA (US); John Loiacono, Collegeville, PA (US); Kenny Chen, Philadelphia, PA (US); and David Stumpo, Trappe, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,292.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346565 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/367 (2013.01) [A61F 2/3676 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30336 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant for a hip arthroplasty comprising:
a proximal body having a neck terminating at a free end and a channel extending therethrough;
a distal stem having a proximal portion coupled to the proximal body, a distal portion terminating at a conical end, and a channel extending through the distal stem aligned with the channel of the proximal body;
a plurality of expandable bodies positioned around the distal stem, each expandable body having an inner surface facing toward the distal stem and an outer surface defining an outer diameter; and
an actuation assembly for moving the plurality of expandable bodies, wherein the plurality of expandable bodies have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration such that the plurality of expandable bodies expand radially outward away from one another, thereby enlarging the outer diameter;
wherein the actuation assembly includes a ramp body with one or more ramp surfaces configured to engage with one or more corresponding ramp surfaces along the inner surfaces of the expandable bodies;
wherein the ramp body includes a single conical ramp.