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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Charles Wayne Allen, Southaven, MS (US);
Jason A. Capriotti, Senatobia, MS (US);
Michael A. Croxton, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Roger William Frank Ashton, Warwick, GB;
Justin M. Waugh, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey J. Shea, Memphis, TN (US);
Sureshkumar Srinivasan, Coimbatore, IN;
William L. Waltersdorff, Hernando, MS (US);
Terry W. McLean, Eads, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4609 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/30744 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30321 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30367 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30378 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30403 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30474 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30487 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30495 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30822 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30906 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30925 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30968 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3216 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3241 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3401 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3403 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4632 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4641 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4666 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4688 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0062 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00167 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00203 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00239 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00395 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular acetabular cup assembly for use with multiple bearing liners is disclosed. The acetabular cup assembly includes a shell having a tapered inner wall and two circumferential grooves. The shell may be used with polyethylene, ceramic, metal, and other types of liners.