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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Andrew Bailey, Leeds, GB;
Gary Moore, Wetherby, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4609 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30716 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for inserting a liner into an acetabular cup. The device includes a first portion configured to engage the liner and a rim of the acetabular cup to align a pole of the liner and a pole of the cup along an axis of the device prior to insertion of the liner into the cup. The device also includes a second portion for pushing the liner into the cup. The second portion includes a guide arrangement for engaging a rim of the liner. The second portion is coupled to the first portion for movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion along said axis.