Acetabular cup for a total hip prosthesis

Details Acetabular cup for a total hip prosthesis Acetabular cup for a total hip prosthesis

1994-08-26

1997-03-11

Isabella, David

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 18, A61F 234

Patent

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056096461

ABSTRACT:
An acetabular cup for a total hip prosthesis has an outer shell and an inner bearing component. The shell is molded around the inner bearing component and has an elastic modulus similar to subchondral bone of between 5 GPa and 18 GPa. The shell has a part-spherical main portion and two independent arms projecting from the part-spherical main portion. The arms are separated from each other by an opening of predetermined shape and size.

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