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US 9,283,017 B2Granted
Shroud for use with prosthetic implant
AssigneeZimmer, Inc.
InventorsRyan T Ward, Mark A Wise
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Abstract
A shroud for protecting exterior portions of a prosthetic implant from adhesive and a method for utilizing the same. The shroud includes a hub, a rim, and at least one bridge connecting the hub and the rim. The rim of the shroud may be sized to cover substantially the same area as a guard of the implant. The method of utilizing the shroud involves securing the shroud to the prosthetic implant. A quantity of adhesive is provided, and the prosthetic implant is secured thereto. The shroud is removed from the implant, and then the guard is secured to the implant.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- applying a quantity of adhesive between a mating or bone-contacting surface of a prosthetic implant component and a receiving surface;
- engaging the mating or bone-contacting surface with the receiving surface, including protecting a portion of the prosthetic implant component from exposure to the adhesive using a shroud;
- applying pressure to a concave surface of the shroud with an impaction tool, including causing the mating or bone-contacting surface of the prosthetic implant component to be secured to the receiving surface;
- removing the shroud from the prosthetic implant component;
- and
- securing a guard to the prosthetic implant component, after the step of removing, including covering at least a part of the portion of the prosthetic implant component formerly protected by the shroud.
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A method, comprising:
- applying a quantity of adhesive between a mating surface of a prosthetic liner component and a mating surface of a prosthetic shell component;
- engaging the mating surface of the prosthetic liner component with the mating surface of the prosthetic shell component, including protecting a portion of the prosthetic liner component from exposure to the adhesive using a shroud;
- removing the shroud from the prosthetic liner component;
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- securing a guard, which at least partially mimics the shape of the shroud, to the prosthetic liner component after the shroud is removed, including covering the portion of the prosthetic liner component protected by the shroud.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.