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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:
Jan. 14, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karen M Roche, Stillwater, MN (US);
Robert M Eyerly, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 22 ; 128 / ; 128 / ; 623 16 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract
An integral prosthetic acetabular cup assembly and a method for making the same including an inner liner contacting an outer backing and a plurality of spacers mechanically entrapped between the inner liner and the outer backing. The spacers may be made of a material different from that of the inner liner and of the outer backing.