Acetabular Shell System and Method for Making

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12697847

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A method for forming an acetabular shell includes providing a working surface such as a mandrel, and spraying the working surface with a first layer of material having a first composition such as aluminum oxide. After a suitable thickness is generated, the spray composition is gradually changed to other compositions having desired particle sizes and distribution. In one example, the composition is changed to a mixture of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide and/or titanium. As thickness builds up, the relative amount of aluminum oxide is decreased such that the composition is all titanium and titanium oxide. After a desired thickness is generated, the acetabular shell is extracted off the mandrel.

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BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP56 E BELL P O BOX 587 WARSAW IN 46581

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Kumar, Mukesh Warsaw, US 350 2983

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