Method and apparatus for implanting an acetabular cup
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1. A method of implanting an acetabular cup prosthesis in an acetabular socket comprising the steps of:
- preparing an acetabular socket to receive an acetabular cup, said cup having an outer diameter at a trailing end thereof;
placing cement in said socket;
locating a tube in line with said socket said tube having an inner diameter;
inserting an acetabular cup through the tube and into said socket with said trailing end facing outward; and
pressurizing the bone cement with a means for sealing said inner diameter of said tube, said means located adjacent said trailing end of said cup.
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Abstract
A method of implanting an acetabular cup which includes the step of preparing an acetabular socket to receive a cup, placing cement in the acetabular socket before or after locating a tube in line with the acetabular socket and inserting the acetabular cup through the tube and into the socket.
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1. A method of implanting an acetabular cup prosthesis in an acetabular socket comprising the steps of:
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preparing an acetabular socket to receive an acetabular cup, said cup having an outer diameter at a trailing end thereof; placing cement in said socket; locating a tube in line with said socket said tube having an inner diameter; inserting an acetabular cup through the tube and into said socket with said trailing end facing outward; and pressurizing the bone cement with a means for sealing said inner diameter of said tube, said means located adjacent said trailing end of said cup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of implanting an acetabular cup prosthesis in an acetabular socket comprising the steps of:
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preparing an acetabular socket to receive an acetabular cup; placing cement in said socket; locating a tube in line with said socket; locating a flexible skirt assembly around the rim of said socket, said tube extending from said flexible skirt; inserting the acetabular cup having a gap in a flange thereon through the tube and into said socket; and placing the cup inside the tube and locating the cup within the tube orienting said gap in said flange in relation to a locating element in the form of an abutment on the inner diameter of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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