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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:

Louis A. Serafin, Jr., Lakeport, MI (US);

Nicholas H. Burlingame, Belmont, NY (US);

Inventors:

Louis A. Serafin, Jr., Lakeport, MI (US);

Nicholas H. Burlingame, Belmont, NY (US);

Assignee:

Signal Medical Corporation, Marysville, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Implant bore insert has an outer surface that is, at least in part, substantially cylindrically aligned. The insert may be blind, thus forming a cup, or it may be open ended. The insert can be provided with a predetermined outer circumferential surface that provides for a suitable interference fit with a corresponding bore hole of an implant component part. When inserted into the bore hole, the insert preferably seats itself on a blind end of the bore hole. Examples of implants employed with the insert can include ceramic ball joint heads and teeth.


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