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Patent Inventor Names
K. Scott Ely0
Aaron A. Hofmann0
Ashok C. Khandkar0
Ramaswamy Lakshminarayanan0
Date of Patent
April 13, 2010
0Patent Application Number
112030470
Date Filed
August 12, 2005
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
An improved hip prosthesis includes an acetabular cup bearing component constructed from a relatively hard and high strength ceramic material for articulation with a ball-shaped femoral head component which may be constructed from a compatible ceramic or metal material. In one form, the acetabular cup further includes a ceramic porous bone ingrowth surface adhered thereto for secure ingrowth attachment to natural patient bone.
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