Acetabular Screw Hole Plugs
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Dec 30, 2013
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Abstract
An acetabular shell assembly according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a substrate and a screw hole plug. The substrate can have an inner surface, an outer surface, and a screw hole extending through the inner and outer surfaces and configured to receive a screw to fix the substrate to bone within an acetabulum. The screw hole plug can be configured to be selectively retained relative to the substrate.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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BIOMET MANUFACTURING LLC | 56 EAST BELL DRIVE WARSAW IN 46582 |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- A61F Class
- 4951 Applications Filed
- 4388 Patents Issued To-Date
- 88.63 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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BOLLINGER, Mark A | Fort Wayne, US | 29 | 1838 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 1838 | |||
DAVENPORT, Austen | Columbia City, US | 15 | 117 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 117 | |||
ENDSLEY, Jason M | Warsaw, US | 4 | 28 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 28 | |||
HOLDERBAUM, Randi | Leesburg, US | 2 | 17 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 17 | |||
KELLY, Margaret | Warsaw, US | 3 | 19 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 19 | |||
MERIDEW, Jason D | Warsaw, US | 121 | 13446 |
# of filed Patents : 121 Total Citations : 13446 | |||
SCOTT, Paige | West Lafayette, US | 5 | 170 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 170 | |||
SLONE, W Jason | Silver Lake, US | 19 | 1146 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 1146 | |||
SMITH, Aaron P | Warsaw, US | 58 | 2226 |
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 2226 |
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- 9 Citation Count
- A61F Class
- 4.97 % this patent is cited more than
- 11 Age
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