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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Mukesh Kumar, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robert M. Ronk, Pierceton, IN (US);
Daniel E. Williamson, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mukesh Kumar, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robert M. Ronk, Pierceton, IN (US);
Daniel E. Williamson, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A seal for preventing a bodily fluid from penetrating an orthopedic implant comprising a tapered section adapted to conformingly mate to a stem of a first implant component, and a collar section extending from and circumferentially surrounding a portion of the tapered section, the collar section adapted to mate to a base of a second implant component such that the tapered section and collar section define an opening therethrough configured to receive the first implant component.