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Granted Patent B2
US 8,361,163 · App. 12/330,271 · Granted Jan 29, 2013

Prosthetic device and system for preparing a bone to receive a prosthetic device

Inventor: Arthur E. Quaid (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Assignee: Mako Surgical Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,361,163
App. No.
12/330,271
Granted
Jan 29, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device for a joint is provided. The prosthetic device includes an outer surface configured to operatively engage at least one of a first bone of the joint and a component and an inner surface configured to connect to a second bone of the joint. The inner surface is rotationally asymmetric to minimize intrusion on a vascular region of the second bone.

Claims (27)

1. A substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device for a joint, comprising:

an outer surface configured to operatively engage at least one of a first bone of the joint and a component; and

an inner surface configured to engage a second bone of the joint,

wherein the inner surface is rotationally asymmetric such that an arc along the inner surface in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inner surface has a non-constant radius of curvature, and

wherein the prosthetic device is a femoral head cup.

2. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface includes a bone-engaging first concave surface and a bone-engaging second concave surface, and a shape of the first concave surface is different from a shape of the second concave surface.

3. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the inner surface has a substantially elliptical shape.

4. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the inner surface includes an elliptical arc.

5. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 4 , wherein the cross-section of the inner surface includes a circular arc.

6. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface includes a bone-engaging first concave surface and a bone-engaging second concave surface, and a wall thickness at the first concave surface is less than a wall thickness at the second concave surface.

7. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein a wall thickness of the prosthetic device is non-constant.

8. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface includes a bone-engaging first concave surface and a bone-engaging second concave surface, and the first concave surface is located on a portion of the inner surface that will abut a vascular region of the second bone.

9. A substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device for a joint, comprising:

an outer surface configured to operatively engage at least one of a first bone of the joint and a component; and

an inner surface configured to engage a second bone of the joint,

wherein the inner surface is rotationally asymmetric such that an arc along the inner surface in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inner surface has a non-constant radius of curvature,

wherein the inner surface includes a bone-engaging first concave surface and a bone-engaging second concave surface, and a shape of the first concave surface is different from a shape of the second concave surface, and

wherein the prosthetic device is a femoral head cup.

10. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 9 , wherein the first concave surface is located on a portion of the inner surface that will abut a vascular region of the second bone.

11. A substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device for a joint, comprising:

an outer surface configured to operatively engage at least one of a first bone of the joint and a component; and

an inner surface configured to engage a second bone of the joint,

wherein the inner surface is rotationally asymmetric such that an arc along the inner surface in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inner surface has a non-constant radius of curvature,

wherein the inner surface includes a bone-engaging first concave surface and a bone-engaging second concave surface, and a shape of the first concave surface is different from a shape of the second concave surface,

wherein a wall thickness at the first concave surface is less than a wall thickness at the second concave surface, and

wherein the prosthetic device is a femoral head cup.

12. The substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device of claim 11 , wherein the first concave surface is located on a portion of the inner surface that will abut a vascular region of the second bone.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2008
From: QUAID, ARTHUR E.
To: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 021940/0565 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61007033 · Dec 10, 2007
Provisional Application 61005990 · Dec 10, 2007
Related Publication 20090149965A1 · Jun 11, 2009