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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. 22, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Applicant:
David Wayne Schroeder, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Inventor:
David Wayne Schroeder, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Composite acetabular components, and methods of making and using same, are described. The composites consist of a ceramic liner having a backing of plastic material, such as but not limited to ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), molded around the ceramic liner. The back surface of the ceramic liner is textured to enhance the mechanical bonding strength of the plastic backing to the textured ceramic liner during the molding process.