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EP0242719A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Acetabular cup prosthesis

Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1987-04-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-04-09
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Abstract

Abstract 1. A replacement acetabulum comprising : a plastics rotationally symmetrical socket receiving the actual acetabulum shell ; and a metal mesh anchored in the outside surface of the socket, characterised in that a plurality of tabs (6, 8), projecting from the equatorial edge are present on the metal mesh (5) symmetrically of a meridian plane (9) of the shell (1) and socket (2), are permanently deformable intraoperatively and are formed at least to some extent with through bores (7) for bone screws or bone nails.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Prof. Dr.-Med. Griss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 22:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30907; A61F2/32; A61F2/34; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30159; A61F2002/30171; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30576; A61F2002/30578; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30785; A61F2002/30909; A61F2002/30929; A61F2002/3401; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/005

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US3938198A Cited
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