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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Cork OT, IE;
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
Abstract
A surgical instrument assembly includes a metallic hemispherical component and a driver component removably coupled to the hemispherical component. The metallic hemispherical component has a convex outer surface configured to engage a patient's natural acetabulum, a concave inner surface positioned opposite the outer surface and defining a cavity in the hemispherical component, a plurality of cutting teeth extending outwardly from the outer surface, and a plurality of apertures defined in the inner surface. The driver component has a shank and a plurality of ribs secured to, and extending outwardly from, the shank. Each rib has a tab that is received in a corresponding aperture of the hemispherical component to secure the driver component to the hemispherical component.