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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Locke, Lauf, Pegnitz, DT;
Martin Salzer, Vienna, OE;
Assignee:
Rosenthal Technik AG, , DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-191 ; 3-1913 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
Endoprosthesis for bone joint, or the like, in the form of a spherical cap having a frusto-conical opening into it; the end of the bone is shaped to matingly fit into the opening into the cap; a thrust plate passes through the bone into the cap opening to transfer thrust away from the end of the bone; grooves in the cap to promote adhesion to the bone.