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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Richard Farrar, North Rigton, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Farrar, North Rigton, GB;
Assignee:
Depuy International Ltd., , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopaedic joint prosthesis which is intended for the replacement of damaged or diseased joints of the human or animal body comprises a first component with a rounded head portion and a second component which comprises a hollow cup for receiving the head portion of the first component. The radius of curvature of one or both of the bearing surfaces changes varies that the bearing surface has a spherical portion at the pole and a space between the bearing surfaces which increases in size towards the lip of the cup.