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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kirk J. Bailey, Rochester, IN (US);
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
W. Jason Slone, Silver Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30822 (2013.01); A61F 2002/325 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3233 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3241 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3438 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3493 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3611 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis according to the present disclosure includes a shell. A liner is disposed within the shell, and a femoral head may be disposed within the liner. A locking mechanism may assist in securing the liner within the shell. The locking mechanism may be removed when the shell, liner, and femoral head are implanted. The shell extends beyond a hemisphere of the shell, and the liner extends beyond a hemisphere of the liner.