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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
H. Gene Hawkins, Warsaw, IN (US);
William Hartman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kristen Martin, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
H. Gene Hawkins, Warsaw, IN (US);
William Hartman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kristen Martin, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/26 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); B28B 23/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2013.01); B28B 23/024 (2013.01); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00353 (2013.01); A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); B28B 7/0044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30672 (2013.01); B28B 7/0029 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present teachings provide a modular articulating cement spacer mold for forming a temporary implant comprising a mold first portion, a mold second portion, and a ventilation forming surface feature on an interior surface of at least one of the mold first portion or the mold second portion. The first mold portion and the second mold portion have corresponding interior surfaces that form a cavity therebetween.