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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Mwi Veterinary Supply Co., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Andrew J. Kazanovicz, Holland, MA (US);
Assignee:
MWI Veterinary Supply Co., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2/3603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/307 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3411 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A veterinary hip resurfacing prosthetic system includes a femoral cap and an acetabular cup. The cup shell has a thickness of less than 2 mm and a liner in the shell has a thickness of less than 2.5 mm in order to accommodate a larger femoral cap. Further included are features for preventing rotation of the liner relative to the shell, for releasably locking the liner in the shell, and for accessing the liner to remove it from the shell.