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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffrey J. Shea, Memphis, TN (US);
Russell Nmi Walter, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Shea, Memphis, TN (US);
Russell Nmi Walter, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30721 (2013.01); A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2/30728 (2013.01); A61F 2/4609 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30718 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acetabular cup and sheath assembly comprises a sheath and an acetabular cup. The sheath is configured to receive the acetabular cup within the sheath. The sheath and acetabular cup together are configured to pass through a surgical wound toward an implantation site. The sheath further comprises a penetration structure for passing the acetabular cup through the sheath when the acetabular cup is proximately close to an implantation site.