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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory James Roger, New South Wales, AU;
Assignee:
Australian Surgical Design and Manufacture Pty Limited, Miranda, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 ; A61F 2/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 ; A61F 2/46 ;
Abstract
A device for use in surgical procedures involving arthroplasty. The device includes a socket member having a first surface and a second bone engaging surface. The first surface has a bearing surface adapted to receive a counter-component of a joint such as the head of a femur (or prosthesis thereof). The bone engaging surface includes a first, preferably frusto-conical, portion and a second portion preferably including a spherical section.