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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Tornier, Montbonnot-saint-martin, FR;
Inventors:
Michel Hassler, Saint Ismier, FR;
CĂ©cile Real, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (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.