Patents Assigned to Howniedica International
  • Method and apparatus for implanting an acetabular cup
    Patent number: 5527317
    Abstract: A method of implanting an acetabular cup includes preparing an acetabular socket to receive said cup, placing cement in said socket before or after locating a loading tube in line with the socket and inserting the acetabular cup through the tube into said socket. This is done by pushing it down the tube with an inserter to a predetermined position therein defined by a stop element acting on the inserter or an attachment thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Howniedica International
    Inventors: Alan M. Ashby, Marcus A. Orton