Prosthetic acetabular cup and prosthetic femoral joint incorporating such a cup
US7833276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00203
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An acetabular prosthesis having an outer member for engaging the acetabulum. The outer member has a part-spherical bearing surface terminating in a distal rim. The rim has a contour such that the portion thereof to be located between the ischium and the pubis extends distally further from an equator of the bearing surface than the contour to be implanted between the pubis and the illium and between the ischium and the illium.
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