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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:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven Gitelis, Oakbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
United States Gypsum Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ; 623 66 ;
Abstract
A technique for implanting a prosthesis is provided. According to the technique a prosthesis is implanted in a host bone by preparing the surface of the host bone to receive the prosthesis, applying calcium sulfate in free-flowing form to the receiving surface of the host bone, and seating the prosthesis in the receiving surface, whereby the calcium sulfate fills one or more gaps resulting between the prosthesis and the host bone.