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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, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred F DeCarlo, Jr, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 2234 ;
Abstract
A plug for apertures in an acetabular cup is provided. The plug is particularly useful in plugging screw holes. The plug helps to prevent plastic particles from a plastic bearing seated within the cup, from migrating through the aperture into the bone cavity or acetabulum surrounding the acetabular cup.