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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Michel Hassler, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Cécile Réal, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Michel Hassler, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Cécile Réal, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prosthetic assembly and a method of assembling same. The prosthetic assembly includes a base component with at least one engagement surface. A pyrolytic carbon component includes at least one engagement surface. The pyrolytic carbon component is elastically deformed to mechanically interlock with the engagement surface on the base component. The pyrolytic carbon component retains at least a portion of the deformation stress created during coupling with the base component.