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7597715 Method and apparatus for use of porous implants  
An orthopedic prosthesis for implantation into a bone of a patient includes a porous metal shell adapted to be affixed within the bone. The porous metal shell includes an outer surface adapted to...
7169186 Monopolar constrained acetabular component  
The present invention provides monopolar acetabular liners that can enclose a femoral head to form a hip replacement prosthesis, wherein the liner has a rim that creates an orifice, wherein the...
7160332 Line assembly for prosthetic components  
Methods, systems and devices related to prosthetic implants, including a device for preventing prosthetic components from separating from each other, and more specifically to an assembly for...
7115145 Acetabular component  
An acetabular prosthesis generally consists of an acetabular component and an acetabular shell. The acetabular component includes an acetabular articulating component and an acetabular constraining...
6986792 Prostheses  
Bipolar prostheses which include various structures and other techniques for optimizing material wear and mechanical strength properties. Such prostheses feature, for example, improved resistance...
6962607 Joint replacement prosthesis component with non linear insert  
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a joint prosthesis ( 10 ) having a first component ( 12 ) for cooperation with a first long bone ( 14 ) and a second...
6589284 Modular socket for a ball joint prosthesis  
Conventional modular sockets for ball joint prostheses usually consist of a metal socket housing and a skid-type shell inserted in the housing. Ceramic skid-type shells are usually press-fitted in...
6093208 Antiluxation hip prosthesis  
An antiluxation hip prosthesis (1) has: a hollow ring nut (2) which can be secured to the pelvis and delimits a receiving seat (2a); a cotyloid cavity or acetabular insert (3) which can be...
5989293 Acetabular cup kit for use during hip replacement surgery  
An acetabular cup kit for use during hip replacement surgery includes a polar component with a socket for receiving a femoral head of a femoral prosthesis. A metal shell has a cavity which is...
5824108 Bipolar acetabular cup  
An acetabular cup assembly for use with a femoral implant. The cup assembly includes an outer shell, a bearing liner configured to fit into a cavity in the shell, a generally annular retaining ring...
5800555 Acetabular cup bearing liner  
A bearing liner component for a ball-and-socket joint prosthesis is described. The bearing component comprises a bearing liner and locking component. The bearing liner is formed with a rim that...
5725591 Acetabular bearing system  
An acetabular cup system is provided in which an insert or liner may be selected from a plurality of types of inserts to be used with an acetabular shell. One insert may be oriented after it is...
5725589 Tapered hip-joint socket without taper lock  
Disclosed is a hip-joint socket for insertion into bone tissue. The hip-joint socket has an outer metal shell and an inner antifriction shell, the contact surface of the antifriction shell in the...
5658348 Acetabular implant with threaded liner and locking ring  
The acetabular implant of the invention includes a shell having a threaded polar hole with a liner having a threaded polar protrusion extending therefrom for threadable accommodation within the...
5639280 Constraining ring for a hip cup  
The hip cup of this invention includes a porous metal outer shell, preferably formed from fiber metal, and a compression molded polyethylene component defining an articulating surface at its center...
5507826 Prosthesis with shape memory locking element  
The present invention is a prosthesis (10) for replacing a body part which includes a first element (16) adapted to receive at least a portion of a second element (18) in an operative manner. The...
5425778 Acetabular socket supporting ring  
The actabular socket supporting ring has a modular construction and is formed of a supporting ring having two securing straps for a cement-free attachment in and on the corresponding bone portions,...
5383938 Locking ring for an acetabular cup  
The metal lock ring of the invention has an oblong exterior periphery which allows the ring to have a small "width" and a larger "height." The small "width" provides a strong locking mechanism on...
5314491 Prosthetic socket implant  
An improved socket for use in ball-and-socket joints, the socket including an outer shell and an inner low-friction bearing insert for mateable engagement with the head or ball-end of an associated...
5263988 Bipolar endoprosthesis  
A bipolar endoprosthesis assembly which provides for a wide-range of motion between a bone and a socket (e.g., a femur and an acetabular socket), comprising a metal outer shell element, a...
5108445 Prosthetic bearing assembly  
A prosthetic acetabular cup 100 includes a fixation element 102 for introduction into the acetabulum. The fixation element 102 has a concave inner surface with a generally circular base formed in a...
5019105 Acetabular cup prosthesis assembly  
An acetabular cup prosthesis assembly has an outer shell, a bearing insert, a locking collar, and a locking ring. The bearing insert is retained within the outer shell, which has a generally...
4919674 Hip cup for a hip joint acetabular prosthesis  
Presented is a hip cup for a hip joint acetabular prosthesis that includes a metallic outer cup and a cup body made of plastic inside the outer cup. To guarantee a movement- and deformation-free...
4871368 Artifical acetabulum  
The artifical acetabulum is formed of an outer metal shell having an annular shoulder, an acetabular body having an annular flange seated on the shoulder and a threaded ring threaded into the shell...
4784663 Acetabular cup assembly  
A three-component acetabular cup assembly for receiving and releasably retaining the femoral head component of a prosthesis, said cup assembly comprising an outer metal shell, a cup-shaped inner...
4770658 Joint prosthesis  
A joint prosthesis is provided wherein an outer shell includes a liner to define an articulating interface with a head of a hip stem. A lock ring cooperates with the outer shell and the liner to...
4695282 Acetabular cup assembly with selective bearing face orientation  
An acetabular cup assembly includes a metal shell component and a plastic bearing insert capable of assembly interoperatively, the metal shell component first being secured in position within an...
RE31865 Artificial joints, in particular coxo-femoral joints  
A joint prosthesis and particularly for the coxo-femoral or hip joint, said prosthesis being formed by an inner cupule and an outer ring. The outer ring, which is made of metal, is shrunk on the...
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