Outer shell for cemented acetabular cups

The bottom (10) of a cemented femoral socket is constituted by a semi-rigid hemispherical metallic grille (11). This spherical grille is freely placed between the patient's acetabulum (20) and the socket insert. The grill has three bosses (13b) which engage with corresponding holes (21b) made i...

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Main Authors VIDAL, PHILIPPE, BOURALY, JEAN-PIERRE, HENKY, PIERRE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.05.1996
Edition6
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Summary:The bottom (10) of a cemented femoral socket is constituted by a semi-rigid hemispherical metallic grille (11). This spherical grille is freely placed between the patient's acetabulum (20) and the socket insert. The grill has three bosses (13b) which engage with corresponding holes (21b) made in the acetabulum. Fond (10) de cotyle pour cotyles cimentés. Selon l'invention, ledit fond de cotyle est constitué par une grille (11) métallique semi-rigide de forme sensiblement hémisphérique, destinée à être placée librement entre ledit cotyle et l'acetabulum (20) d'un patient, et portant au moins un bossage (13a,13b,13c) prévu pour coopérer avec un trou correspondant (21b) aménagé dans ledit acetabulum (20). Application au domaine de l'arthroplastie.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19950402467