Patent · US Active

Pubic catch

US7670383B1 · kind B1 · utility

32Cited by

95References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · US

Inventors

David R. Brown · Warsaw, US
Mark A. Bollinger · Fort Wayne, US
Brian M. May · Warsaw, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2004
Grant date	Mar 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 24, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00029
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic device for replacement of a hip bone that includes an acetabular component configured to connect to a femoral implant and a pubis member. The pubis member connects to the acetabular component and includes a clamping portion that is configured to attach to an opposed healthy pubis bone. The pubis member further includes a worm or other clamping method drive that is configured to tighten the clamping portion against the opposed healthy pubis bone thereby providing stability to the prosthetic hip bone and avoiding the use of bone screws in the opposed healthy pubis bone.

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