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Method and apparatus for implanting an acetabular cup

  • US 6,264,698 B1
  • Filed: 03/01/1999
  • Issued: 07/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for implanting a prosthesis in an acetabular socket comprising:

  • an acetabular cup, a tube aligned with the acetabular socket having an inner bore with a cross-section sized to receive a flange on a trailing end of the acetabular cup as it is inserted within the bore towards the acetabular socket, an end of the bore adjacent the acetabular socket having an inwardly projecting abutment, the flange on the cup having a gap formed thereon which is dimensioned to allow the abutment to pass therethrough.

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