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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jason D. Meridew, Warsaw, IN (US);
W. Jason Slone, Silver Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3403 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acetabular implant including an acetabular cup having a wall with a first elongated slot defining a passage through the wall, and an insert slidably received in the first elongated slot and movable relative to the slot in a first direction. The insert can include a second elongated slot that extends in a second direction different than the first direction. The second elongated slot can be configured to slidably receive a bone fastener and guide the bone fastener through the passage of the acetabular cup at a selected angle.