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Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1994

Filed:

Sep. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

Carlos E Collazo, Ridgefield Park, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Howmedica, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 22 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract

A modular prosthetic acetabular cup for use in restorative hip replacement is disclosed. The acetabular cup is of modular construction whereby extension members can be attached to an acetabular cup to provide a acetabular cup device with a cross section of a desired configuration. The extension members can be attached to the acetabular cup by means including dovetail joints, mechanical fasteners, and locking taper joints similar to those in femoral hip components.


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Collazo, Carlos. (1994). Modular acetabular cup (U.S. Patent No. 5326368). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5326368

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