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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. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Hans Schmotzer, Kölliken, DE;
Christoph Hässig, Küttigen, DE;
Plus Endoprothetik AG, Rotkreuz, CH;
Abstract
The kit for implanting a cementable endoprosthesis includes a fitting instrument and at least two components to be implanted, namely an endoprosthesis shaft and a proximal centering and/or sealing element, the shaft and the fitting instrument being designed to be able to be coupled to each other, and the centering and/or sealing element being designed to be placeable on the shaft and to be displaceable in the direction of extension of the latter, and either the fitting instrument including a limit stop part which forms a limit stop relative to the centering and/or sealing element, or a marking being arranged on the fitting instrument and on the shaft in order to ensure a defined mutual position between the centering and/or sealing element and the shaft.