Ceramic acetabular cup with metal coating
AssigneeCeramtec AG Innovative Ceramic Engineering
InventorsWilfried Von Chamier, Kartmut Kalberer, Hans-Georg Pfaff
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Abstract
A hip-joint socket of a hip-joint endoprosthesis is provided, in which the bearing shell of the socket that mounts the ball head of the shaft is made of a ceramic material. The bearing shell (2) of the hip-joint socket (1; 11), in the region of its surface (4) with which it is inserted into the hip bone, is covered with a coating (5; 15) that is made of a biocompatible metal or a biocompatible metal alloy.
Claims12
Hip-joint socket of a hip-joint endoprosthesis, in which the bearing shell of the socket that mounts the ball head of the shaft consists of a ceramic material, wherein the bearing shell (2) of the hip-joint socket (1;
- 11) in the region of its surface (4), with which it is inserted into the hip bone, is covered with a coating (5;
- 15) that is made of a biocompatible metal or a biocompatible metal alloy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.