Spacer mold and methods therefor
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1. A mold comprising:
- a body having a head end and a stem end and defining an interior cavity having a length, the head end including at least one removable section and at least one grasping portion connected to the at least one removable section;
a port in communication with the interior cavity and configured to be in releasable connection to a pressurized injector;
an adjusting member slidingly engaged with the body at the stem end, the adjusting member including a plurality of selectable positions to vary the length of the interior cavity; and
a retaining mechanism configured to releasably engage the adjusting member at any one of the plurality of selectable positions, wherein the retaining mechanism is outwardly biased to retain the adjusting member in a select position.
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Abstract
A hip spacer mold forming a spacer with a spacer stem connected to a spacer head has a stem portion for forming a spacer stem. The hip spacer mold also has a plurality of interchangeable head modules configured for alternatively forming spacer heads of a plurality of different predetermined sizes. The head modules are configured to be disposed adjacent the stem portion.
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1. A mold comprising:
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a body having a head end and a stem end and defining an interior cavity having a length, the head end including at least one removable section and at least one grasping portion connected to the at least one removable section; a port in communication with the interior cavity and configured to be in releasable connection to a pressurized injector; an adjusting member slidingly engaged with the body at the stem end, the adjusting member including a plurality of selectable positions to vary the length of the interior cavity; and a retaining mechanism configured to releasably engage the adjusting member at any one of the plurality of selectable positions, wherein the retaining mechanism is outwardly biased to retain the adjusting member in a select position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An adjustable mold, comprising:
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an adjusting member comprising a cupped portion configured to form a rounded end of a molded object and a positioning member defining a plurality of selectable positions; a body member having a longitudinal axis and an end portion, the end portion including an opening configured to receive the adjusting member and a passage extending transverse to the longitudinal axis, the passage having a passage opening and a closed end opposite the passage opening; and a retaining mechanism configured to be received in the passage opening and outwardly biased to releasably engage the passage closed end, wherein the body member and the adjusting member cooperate to define a mold cavity having a length, and the adjusting member is movably engaged with the body member to vary the mold cavity length when the mold is fully assembled. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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