IMPLANT SYSTEM

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12339657

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The invention relates to an implant system having at least one shaft of a prosthesis, in particular a hip joint prosthesis, which can be anchored without cement, and a set of instruments for the preparation of the bone in which the shaft is to be anchored, wherein the shaft has an arcuate base body with a trapezoidal or rectangular cross-section and the set of instruments includes a first instrument which is shaped in accordance with the arcuate shape of the shaft and with which a recess serving for the reception of the base body can be established in the bone; and wherein the shaft is provided with ribs in the proximal region and the set of instruments includes a guide body shaped in accordance with the arcuate shape of the shaft for a second instrument with which structures can be manufactured in the bone serving to fix a path for the shaft ribs when the guide body is located in the recess.

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ZIMMER GMBHZÄHLERWEG 4 ZUG 6300

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Noetzli, Hubert Liebefeld , CH 2 6
Willi, Roland Neftenbach , CH 31 1111

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