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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:
Dec. 11, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Georg Willert, Gottingen, DE;
Maja Burgi, Raterschen, CH;
Assignee:
Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 22 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
The wire mesh reinforcement is provided with a wire mesh lattice having wire-like structures for embedding in a bone cement bed as well as a plurality of spike-like fixing elements which project from the lattice for securement in a bone. The fixing elements serves to anchor the lattice in place before introduction of a bone cement.