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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mukesh Kumar, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robert M. Ronk, Pierceton, IN (US);
Daniel E. Williamson, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3609 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30589 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30682 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming an orthopedic implant, the method comprising the steps of providing a first implant component and a second implant component, the first implant component having a stem and a second implant component including a head defining a female taper sized to receive the stem; coupling the stem to the female taper of the head; forming a modular injunction between the stem and head; applying a seal to the modular injunction to limit bodily fluid from contacting the modular injunction; and forming the orthopedic implant.