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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. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Otto Frey, Winterthur, CH;
Manfred Semlitsch, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 23 ; 623 16 ; 623 22 ;
Abstract
The prosthesis consists of a sheet metal shell which is formed of two shell parts or half shells to form a closed hollow body. The thickness of the hollow body is in the range of from 1 to 3 millimeters. In addition, the hollow body may be provided with internal supporting elements to rigidify the shell and/or with a filling of an elastic or plastic material.