Acetabular cup

- Zimmer, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an acetabular cup showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the acetabular cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the acetabular cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the acetabular cup taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D230429 February 1974 Davidson
D232004 July 1974 Amstutz
D232005 July 1974 Farling
3528109 September 1970 Scales
3584318 June 1971 Scales et al.
3722002 March 1973 Charnley
3882550 May 1975 Karpf et al.
4123806 November 7, 1978 Amstutz et al.
4141088 February 27, 1979 Treace et al.
4259072 March 31, 1981 Hirabayashi et al.
4285071 August 25, 1981 Nelson et al.
4380090 April 19, 1983 Ramos
Other references
  • Biomet advertisement "ES-32"-The Natural Alternative for Total Hip Replacement-JBJS, Dec. 1981 #63-A.
Patent History
Patent number: D276463
Type: Grant
Filed: May 3, 1982
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 1984
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventor: John E. Hamm (Warsaw, IN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Ruth C. Anderson
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 6/373,947
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/33