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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Elena Steffan, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Peter Tulkis, Paramus, NJ (US);
Morgan Kollmeier, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
James Crutcher, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of augmenting a bone defect in proximity to an acetabulum, comprising: implanting an acetabular cup implant into a bone; after implanting the acetabular cup implant, driving a drill bit into the bone so as to form a first void having a geometry corresponding to that of the drill bit; and inserting a void filler into the void formed by the drill bit such that a portion of the void filler is in a working relationship with the acetabular cup implant and another portion of the void filler is disposed within the void.