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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Miriam Holtmann, Tuningen, DE;
Elke Lohrmann, Cologne, DE;
Inventors:
Miriam Holtmann, Tuningen, DE;
Elke Lohrmann, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to avoid any metallic wear of the material of the outer shell of a hip joint socket for implantation into the pelvic bone, comprising an outer shell consisting of metal and an insert arranged in it for supporting a joint ball of a femur implant, due to the joint ball sliding past the lower edge of the outer shell it is suggested that the lower edge of the outer shell be covered by a non-metallic material.