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Acetabular trial

US5879401A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMay 17, 1996
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2250/0097
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An acetabular trial insert is provided in which the appropriate anteversion angle of the acetabular cup of a hip prosthesis may be determined automatically by placing an inner cup within an outer cup and providing a mechanism which will hold the inner cup in position after the trial has been reduced and the hip rotated through an intended range of motion.

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