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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Stephanie Klunk, Hamilton, OH (US);
Kirk J. Bailey, Rochester, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The augments, systems and methods for supporting acetabular implants described herein can include an augment () for supporting an acetabular shell () having a first portion () of a locking mechanism. The system can also include a shell having a second portion of a locking mechanism (). The first portion of the locking mechanism and the second portion of the locking mechanism can be adapted to move relative to one another from an unlocked state to a locked state to fixedly couple the augment to the shell. In some examples, the augment can be contourable to match the shape of a bone.