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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:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robin S Ling, Exeter, EX2 4LE, GB;
W E Mikhail, Toledo, OH (US);
James J Elting, Oneonta, NY (US);
Graham A Gie, Exeter, EX2 4LE, GB;
Tom J Slooff, 6500 HB Nijmegen, NL;
Jacques J Vanderlinden, 1006 Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606105 ; 606 92 ; 606 95 ; 606 96 ; 606 99 ; 623 16 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for performing hip prosthesis revision surgery includes means for preparation of the cavity left after removal of the original prosthesis. A tamp having a longitudinal passageway extending longitudinally through the stem portion thereof and a guidewire positioned in the cavity function to compact bone graft material in the cavity and form a precisely contoured new hip prosthesis receiving cavity.