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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas G Noiles, New Canaan, CT (US);
Alfred F DeCarlo, Jr, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Joint Medical Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 18 ; 623 22 ;
Abstract
An acetabular prosthesis (8) having an orientable metal socket bearing (13) and a cup (10) for fixation to bone (6) is provided. The bearing (13) has a male taper (26) which locks into a corresponding female taper (28) formed in the cup (10). Two screws (15) are used to seat the bearing (13) in the cup (10) and to further secure the taper lock. The assembly of the apertures (4) through which bone screws (15) can pass to further secure the cup (10) to the patient's bone (6).