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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. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
L Daniel Eaton, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 623 11 ; 623 10 ; 623-4 ; 623 15 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
A combination prosthesis and osseointegrated fixture for the attachment of the prosthesis. A percutaneous osseointegrated fixture is provided with a bar of biocompatible material. The bar is formed into a plurality of loops and the prosthesis is molded to form a plurality of complementary mushroom-headed protuberances that fit snapwise into the loops.