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Prosthesis having a deformable implant surface
Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1990-09-20
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Granted: 1992-07-28
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Expires: 2010-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A hip joint prosthesis in the form of a femur head prosthesis or acetabulum has a mesh secured over at least part of the implant surface to define a cavity between the mesh and the supporting member of the prosthesis. The mesh is made of elastically deformable material to permit inward deformation during implantation. In addition, bone cement can be injected into the cavities so that the mesh then follows the individual shape of the cavity in the bone to mesh into the internal structure of the bone with hardened bone cement.
Inventors
- 👤 Otto Frey
- 👤 Rudolf Koch
- 👤 Hans Fluckiger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8802; A61B17/8841; A61B17/8805; A61B17/8808; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30907; A61F2/32; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7097; A61B17/7098; A61B17/8827; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/367; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30451; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30593; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30774; A61F2002/30909; A61F2/34; A61F2002/3429; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3625; A61F2002/3631; A61F2/46; A61F2002/4631; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0058; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A prosthesis comprising a metal supporting member for implanting in a bone; and a mesh secured to said member to define at least one unencumbered cavity between said mesh and said member for receiving bone cement and to form a coupling between the bone and the cement, said mesh being made of elastically deformable material to permit inward deformation towards said member during implantation of the member in a bone, wherein said mesh has a plurality of geometrically arranged dished surfaces projecting in a direction away from said member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A prosthesis comprising a metal supporting member for implanting in a bone; and a mesh secured to said member to define at least one unencumbered cavity between said mesh and said member for receiving bone cement and to form a coupling between the bone and the cement, said mesh being made of elastically deformable material to permit inward deformation towards said member during implantation of the member in a bone, wherein said mesh has a plurality of geometrically arranged dished surfaces projecting in a direction away from said member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A prosthesis as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of said member and said mesh has at least one opening communicating with said cavity to permit injection of bone cement into said cavity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A prosthesis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mesh is structurally bonded to said member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A prosthesis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mesh is impermeable to pasty substances.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A prosthesis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said member has at least one opening communicating with said cavity and a coupling means in said opening for coupling to a bone cement injection device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A prosthesis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said member is a stem for a femur head prosthesis and wherein said cavity and said mesh are disposed on only a side of said stem to face a greater trochanter.
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