Device for handling ball heads of joint prostheses

US6585771B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Ceramtec AG, Innovative Ceramic Engineering · DE

Inventors

• Manek Buttermilch · Berlin, DE
• Ernst Hoch · Notzingen, DE
• Hartmut Kalberer · Deizisau, DE
• Paul Silberer · Waghäusel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 28, 2000
• Grant date: Jul 1, 2003
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00203
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A protective cap for prosthetic joints having one element in the form of a ball head, especially in the case of hip end-prosthetic joints, protects the ball head when it is positioned and fixed on the cone of the shank by the surgeon by hand. A crown is arranged on the pole of the protective cap. The crown is in the form of a plate for, the shape of the plate and its extent relative to the protective cap being such that it is possible to grip behind the plate on the side that faces the protective cap.