Zimmer Gmbh

David B Warner

Leslie N Gilbertson

Gregory S Meadows

Stephen G Gilbert

Kenneth S Shipp

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 for contact with a prosthetic femoral head. The porous outer shell is placed within a mold and the polyethylene component is compression molded within the shell. To prevent the porous shell from collapsing or distorting about its equatorial edge (and thereby distorting the articulating surface) a constraining ring is fitted over the edge of the shell prior to the molding of the polyethylene component. The ring is held in contact with the shell by the molded polyethylene. The constraining ring prevents the edges of the shell from radially distorting during impaction into a prepared acetabulum or during use.

Constraining ring for a hip cup

A tapered, collarless femoral hip joint prosthesis formed of a surface hardened titanium alloy having a highly polished surface is provided.

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Warsaw, IN, United States of America

David B Warner