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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Encore Medical, L.p., Austin, TX (US);
Kevin Michael Wills, Austin, TX (US);
Adam Shallenberg, Austin, TX (US);
Encore Medical, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An acetabular liner having a closed first end, an open second end, and a liner wall having a distal peripheral edge. The acetabular liner wall can include an interior surface, an exterior surface configured to be received within an acetabular shell, a first cutout through the liner wall, a second cutout parallel to the first cutout and through the liner wall, and a third cutout in the interior surface partially through the liner wall, the third cutout extending between the first and second cutouts, and at least one movable tab extending from the peripheral edge inwardly towards an axial center of the liner and having sidewalls defined by one of the sets of cutouts, the tab comprising at least one projection on an exterior surface of the tab configured to removably secure to a portion of an acetabular shell.