Patents by Inventor K. Ely

K. Ely has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hip prosthesis with monoblock ceramic acetabular cup
    Publication number: 20050273176
    Abstract: An improved hip prosthesis includes an acetabular cup bearing component constructed from a relatively hard and high strength ceramic material for articulation with a ball-shaped femoral head component which may be constructed from a compatible ceramic or metal material. In one form, the acetabular cup further includes a ceramic porous bone ingrowth surface adhered thereto for secure ingrowth attachment to natural patient bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: K. Ely, Ashok Khandkar, Ramaswamy Lakshminarayanan, Aaron Hofmann