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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Ceramtec Gmbh, Plochingen, DE;
Inventors:
Heinrich Wecker, Eckental, DE;
Alfons Kelnberger, Röthenbach, DE;
Christoph Krause, Stuttgart, DE;
Frank Ziermann, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
CeramTec GmbH, Plochingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/3609 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30474 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3621 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3652 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ceramic component to be securely connected to an additional component in force-locked manner. A joint prosthesis comprising a ceramic sphere (), a metallic sleeve () and a base plate () with a cylindrical projection. The connection between the ceramic sphere and the base plate or shaft () is secured by a screw ().