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US 2011/0218639 A1Published application
Cup sheath to prevent soft tissue impingement
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey J. Shea, Walter NMI Russell
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Abstract
An acetabular cup and sheath assembly comprises a sheath and an acetabular cup. The sheath is configured to receive the acetabular cup within the sheath. The sheath and acetabular cup together are configured to pass through a surgical wound toward an implantation site. The sheath further comprises a penetration structure for passing the acetabular cup through the sheath when the acetabular cup is proximately close to an implantation site.
Claims6
An acetabular cup and sheath assembly, comprising:
- a. a sheath;
- and b. an acetabular cup;
- wherein the sheath is configured to receive the acetabular cup within the sheath, the sheath and acetabular cup together configured to pass through a surgical wound toward an implantation site;
- and wherein the sheath further comprises a penetration structure for passing the acetabular cup through the sheath when the acetabular cup is proximately close to an implantation site.
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A method of implanting an acetabular cup, comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a sheath for an acetabular cup having at one end, a penetration structure for passage of the acetabular cup through the sheath;
- b. receiving the acetabular cup in the sheath through an end opposite the end having the penetration structure;
- c. guiding the sheath and the cup through a surgical wound such that the sheath is in front of the cup;
- and d. removing the sheath from the cup when the cup is proximately near the implantation site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.