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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:
Apr. 24, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
K Zweymuller, Vienna, AT;
Rudolf Koch, Berlingen, CH;
Assignee:
Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 22 ;
Abstract
The outer shell possesses openings in the polar or apical region which serve to backfill the implanted shell with spongious bone material. The openings are separated by a web which extends through the axis of symmetry of the outer shell and which has a threaded bore to receive an insertion instrument. The instrument is centrally guided on an axial direction to facilitate control and alignment of the outer shell during insertion, especially in the case of outer shells to be screwed in with a self-cutting thread.