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Hip cup for a hip joint acetabular prosthesis
Assignee: ORTHOPLANT ENDOPROTHETIK LEERKAMPE 12 2800 BREMEN 66 GERMANY A CORP OF GERMANY GmbH
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Filing: 1986-12-04
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Granted: 1987-12-29
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Expires: 2006-12-04
Abstract
Abstract Presented is a hip cup for a hip joint acetabular prosthesis comprising an outer cup having a hemispherical or truncated cone external form and an inner hemispherical cup that is capable of being inserted into the outer cup. Running externally about the outer shell is a self-cutting thread for cementless anchoring of the hip cup, the outer diameter of which is approximately constant over the entire axial length of the thread.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus-Dieter Schelhas
- 👤 Gerd Biehl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/34; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30317; A61F2002/30322; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30331; A61F2002/30354; A61F2002/30476; A61F2002/30487; A61F2002/305; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/3082; A61F2002/30825; A61F2002/30827; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/30858; A61F2002/30861; A61F2002/30873; A61F2002/3401; A61F2002/3403; A61F2002/3412; A61F2002/3414; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0026; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
Hip joint acetabular prosthesis cup comprising an outer cup having a truncated cone external form having a crown at one end and an annular cup edge at the other end, with an inner cup capable of being inserted to the outer cup, and with a self-cutting thread running about externally on the outer shell for cementless anchoring of the cup in the bony tissue, and wherein the external diameter (D) of the thread is approximately constant over the entire cup and wherein the thread has a decreasing depth as it approaches said annular cup edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
Hip joint acetabular prosthesis cup comprising an outer cup having a truncated cone external form having a crown at one end and an annular cup edge at the other end, with an inner cup capable of being inserted to the outer cup, and with a self-cutting thread running about externally on the outer shell for cementless anchoring of the cup in the bony tissue, and wherein the external diameter (D) of the thread is approximately constant over the entire cup and wherein the thread has a decreasing depth as it approaches said annular cup edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
Cup according to claim 1 wherein the thread displays a non-symmetrical profile with a threaded outer edge that is offset toward the crown of the cup in the axial direction of the thread.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Cup according to claim 2 wherein the flanks delimiting the profile of the thread are convexly curved away from the plane of the annular cup edge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Cup according to claim 1 wherein the pitch (h) of the thread is a multiple of the thickness (d) of the thread profile.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
Cup according to claim 1 wherein the outer cup displays externally lying cutouts that interrupt the thread at an acute angle (a) relative to the plane of the cup edge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
Hip joint acetabular prosthesis cup comprising an outer cup having a hemispherical cone external form having a crown at one end and an annular cup edge at the other end, with an inner cup capable of being inserted to the outer cup, and with a self-cutting thread running about externally on the outer shell for cementless anchoring of the cup in the bony tissue, and wherein the external diameter (D) of the thread is approximately constant over the entire cup and wherein the thread has a decreasing depth as it approaches said annular cup edge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
Hip joint acetabular prosthesis cup comprising an outer cup having a hemispherical cone external form having a crown at one end and an annular cup edge at the other end, with an inner cup capable of being inserted to the outer cup, and with a self-cutting thread running about externally on the outer shell for cementless anchoring of the cup in the bony tissue, and wherein the external diameter (D) of the thread is approximately constant over the entire cup and wherein the thread has a decreasing depth as it approaches said annular cup edge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
Cup according to claim 6 wherein the thread displays a non-symmetrical profile with a threaded outer edge that is offset toward the crown of the cup in the axial direction of the thread.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Cup according to claim 7 wherein the flanks delimiting the profile of the thread are convexly curved away from the plane of the annular cup edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
Cup according to claim 6 wherein the pitch (h) of the thread is a multiple of the thickness (d) of the thread profile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
Cup according to claim 6 wherein the outer cup displays externally lying cutouts that interrupt the thread at an acute angle (a) relative to the plane of the cup edge.
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