Joint prosthesis component

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a joint prosthesis component incorporating the design of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a three dimensional view from the top left of the joint prosthesis component of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view from the top of the joint prosthesis component of FIG. 1.

The joint prosthesis component includes a truncated generally hemispherical body which is delimited at an equatorial end by a plane inclined at an angle relative to an equatorial plane and in which a centre point of the hemispherical body lies, and which is delimited at a polar end by a plane which is parallel to the equatorial plane and spaced therefrom. A cut-out is defined in the body to extend between its ends.

Claims

The ornamental design for a joint prosthesis component, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D538431
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 13, 2007
Assignee: Arthrosearch (PTY) Ltd.
Inventor: Pieter Johannes Botha (Krugersdorp)
Primary Examiner: Charles A. Rademaker
Attorney: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/225,337
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)