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EP0084094A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Joint-head for a ball-and-socket joint prosthesis

Assignee: Protek AG
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Filing: 1982-11-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-11-13
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Abstract

Abstract 1. A ball (4) for a ball-and-socket joint prosthesis, the ball being in the form of a part-spherical member (5) disposed after the style of a mush-room on a stem (3), a free annular space (8) being left between the inner wall of the part-spherical member and the stem, characterised in that zone of the part-spherical member (5) which defines the annular space (8) is formed with passage apertures (14) which are distributed over the periphery and which lead to the outside of the part-spherical member (5).

Inventors

  • 👤 Maurice E. Prof. Dr.-med. Müller
  • 👤 Peter Gino Dipl.-Ing. Niederer
  • 👤 Otto Frey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30742; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3609; A61F2/34; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30331; A61F2002/30332; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30593; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30673; A61F2002/3611; A61F2002/3613; A61F2002/3621; A61F2002/365; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00029

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References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB1371335A Cited
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