Patent · US Expired

Cement pressurizer with flange

US6254641A · kind A · utility

1Cited by

5References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH · US

Inventors

Ian Revie · Boroughbridge, GB
Brian Griffiths · Cowbridge, GB
Gareth Steer · Princeton, US
Martin Lukoschek · Neckargemünd, DE
Steffen Breusch · Neckargemünd, DE
Bodo Fischer · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 1999
Grant date	Jul 3, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0091
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pressurizer device (1) is provided with a body (6) in the form of a collar and a surrounding radially extending flexible flange (8). A prosthetic component to be disposed in a cemented bone cavity is inserted through the central opening (50) in the body (6). Pressure in the bone cement is maintained during insertion of the prosthetic component by the flange (8) being held down around the prosthetic component during insertion.

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