Class 623/22.26 - One cup includes flexible wall

Subclass of Class 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
Definition: Subject matter wherein a wall of the acetabular outer or
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 03/25/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7347875	Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeve Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the stomach and extends beyond the ligament of Treitz. All food exiting the stomach is funneled thr...	03/25/2008
7326253	Prosthetic cup assembly having increased assembly congruency A prosthetic component assembly, such as an acetabular cup, includes a shell and a bearing insert or liner. The shell and bearing insert are configured to provide an increased congruency between the shell and the bearing insert thereby decreasing the amount of motio...	02/05/2008
7294150	Liner for acetabular cup An artificial hip joint is provided featuring a liner with a deforming seal which quickly and easily seals a top bore in an acetabular cup of the artificial hip joint, such as to prevent the passage of fluid, wear debris or other material through the top bore in the...	11/13/2007
7267694	Bariatric sleeve Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the stomach and extends beyond the ligament of Treitz. All food exiting the stomach is funneled thr...	09/11/2007
7195639	Bifurcated multicapsule intraluminal grafting system and method An intraluminal grafting system having a balloon catheter assembly, a capsule catheter assembly and capsule jacket assembly is used for deploying in the vessel of an animal body a bifurcated graft having a plurality of attachment systems. The deployment catheters co...	03/27/2007
7169185	Canine acetabular cup A plurality of canine acetabular cups designed to fit within different sized spherical reamed bone cavities to produce controlled interference without use of cements, screws or nails. Each of the canine acetabular cups, regardless of size, mates with a common femora...	01/30/2007
7169186	Monopolar constrained acetabular component The present invention provides monopolar acetabular liners that can enclose a femoral head to form a hip replacement prosthesis, wherein the liner has a rim that creates an orifice, wherein the orifice has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the femoral ...	01/30/2007
7144427	Apparatus and method for advancing synovial fluid in a prosthetic joint A prosthetic orthopaedic head has a fluid chamber defined therein. A fluid filter is positioned in the fluid chamber. In response to a load being exerted on the prosthetic head, synovial fluid is advanced through a filter thereby removing debris from the synovial fl...	12/05/2006
7101392	Tubular medical endoprostheses A tubular prosthesis device for use within the body. The device includes, a metal filament material formed of metal outer member having an exposed outer surface and a core within the extended outer member formed of a different metal than the outer member. The core i...	09/05/2006
6926740	Modular orthopaedic implant apparatus and method A trial implant kit includes a plurality of intermediate components and a plurality of inner components. Each of the plurality of intermediate components has a uniform inner surface, although at least two of the plurality of intermediate components having distinct o...	08/09/2005
6908486	Modular acetabular anti-protrusio cage and porous ingrowth cup combination A modular acetabular anti-protrusio cage and acetabular cup combination includes an acetabular cup having a bone ingrowth-promoting surface and a shaped anti-protrusio cage having one or more fixation flanges. The acetabular cup is attached to acetabular bone, and t...	06/21/2005
6761741	Prosthetic joint A prefabricated joint is employed for the prosthetic joint. The joint includes prefabricated socket, ball, and capsule. The capsule is attached from the ball to the socket. The capsule seals the area between the ball and socket and prevents wear debris from entering...	07/13/2004
6527808	Constrained socket for use with a ball-and-socket joint An improved constrained socket for use with an orthopedic implant for replacing a ball-and-socket joint. The constrained socket includes cuts extending from the opening of the socket generally toward the articular region thereof. Petals are formed between...	03/04/2003
6206929	Bipolar hip prosthesis with locking head An articulating prosthesis includes a cup having a shell and a liner and at least one resilient locking element. The shell has a spherical outer surface that may be adapted to articulate with an acetabulum and the liner has a spherical inner surface that ...	03/27/2001
6162256	Acetabular prosthesis An acetabular prosthesis has a shell component that is implantable within bone and a liner component that is matable to the shell. The shell has a generally convex bone engaging outer surface and a generally concave inner surface. A groove is formed in th...	12/19/2000
5658345	Artificial acetabulum and method for manufacture The acetabulum (1) in accordance with the invention comprises a spherically formed outer shell (3) as well as a spherically formed inner shell (4) which is inserted into the outer shell (3). The inner shell (4) can, for example, consist of an oxide-cerami...	08/19/1997
5586987	Anastomosis cuff An anastomosis cuff for performing a vascular anastomosis procedure includes a ridge of material that extends in the radial direction. The ridge can be easily grasped with forceps or a hemostat to immobilize the cuff during an anastomosis procedure. Alter...	12/24/1996
5549697	Hip joint prostheses and methods for manufacturing the same An implantable bone prosthesis, such as an acetabular shell, includes a bone engaging region that is made from a cast metal or metal alloy and an articulation surface that is formed of a ceramic material or a metal that is permanently attached to the meta...	08/27/1996
5507828	Artificial acetabulum The acetabulum has an outer shell (1) which is composed of several relatively rigid outer shell segments (1a, 1c) that are interconnected by resilient regions. The outer shell (1) has regions of high shape stability which are elastically connected to each...	04/16/1996
5123917	Expandable intraluminal vascular graft An expandable intraluminal vascular graft includes a flexible cylindrical inner tube having a outer periphery and a plurality of separate scaffold member mounted on the outer periphery of the inner tube. The scaffold members are expandable, ring-like and ...	06/23/1992
5108448	Cup intended to be fixed cementlessly for a total hip prosthesis This cup is of the type composed of three spherical caps (2, 3, 4), namely: an outer cap (2) made of a rigid material whose outer face is provided with radial roughnesses (11) designed for it to be attached in the acetabulum, an inner cap (3) made of hard, biocompa...	04/28/1992
5108446	Hip joint prosthesis The hip joint prosthesis consists of two cups which are anchored together in the direction of the polar axes by a snap connection. The inner cup is made of cobalt alloy and outer cup of titanium. The outer cup carries a straddling dowel which projects int...	04/28/1992
5102417	Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members h...	04/07/1992
4955919	Multi-component joint prosthesis with increased wall flexibility facilitating component assembly Multi-component joint prosthesis including first and second components for being assembled together and the assembly of which requires the application of assembly forces, e.g. a hip joint prosthesis including an acetabular cup and plastic bearing liner fo...	09/11/1990
4919675	Hemispherical prosthetic acetabulum The prosthetic acetabulum is formed of a metal shell structure of metal mesh and a plastic cup disposed in the shell structure. Both the shell structure and plastic cup have coincident meridian-disposed slots to permit the shell structure and cup to adapt...	04/24/1990
3977026	Bone prosthesis made of sintered alumina Prosthesis device intended for replacing a bone joint, more particularly that of the hip, and comprising two parts which replace its active portions, the portion of each of the two parts on which the contact surface between these latter is formed being ma...	08/31/1976

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