Base platform for an artificial joint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8690951
APP PUB NO 20080294268A1
SERIAL NO

12093855

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The invention relates to a base platform (11) for an artificial joint, in particular for an artificial shoulder joint, wherein the platform can be anchored on the bone and serves as a support for an artificial joint component (15, 17) that can be provided both in the form of a shell component (15) for an anatomical configuration and also in the form of a ball component (17) for an inverse configuration, and wherein different joint components can be mounted on the platform.

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  • ZIMMER GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baum, Ines Bollschweil, DE 4 283
Rauscher, Markus Steckborn, CH 89 820
Wendt, Peter Dahlikon, CH 40 965

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