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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manek Buttermilch, Berlin, DE;
Ernst Hoch, Notzingen, DE;
Hartmut Kalberer, Hochdorf, DE;
Paul Silberer, Waghausel, DE;
Assignee:
Ceramtec AG Innovative Ceramic Engineering, Plochingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ;
Abstract
A protective cap for prosthetic joints having one element in the form of a ball head, especially in the case of hip end-prosthetic joints, protects the ball head when it is positioned and fixed on the cone of the shank by the surgeon by hand. A crown is arranged on the pole of the protective cap. The crown is in the form of a plate for, the shape of the plate and its extent relative to the protective cap being such that it is possible to grip behind the plate on the side that faces the protective cap.