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Granted Patent B2
US 12,594,167 · App. 17/927,972 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Hip implant system

Inventors: Christian Bader (Huefingen, DE); Janine Fechter (Haigerloch, DE); Jens Schneider (Radolfzell, DE)
Assignees: Aesculap AG; IHI Ionbond AG
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Patent No.
US 12,594,167
App. No.
17/927,972
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hip implant system includes an artificial acetabular cup and an artificial acetabular liner. The liner includes or consists of a metal or an alloy, and is coated at least in sections with a ceramic coating.

Claims (28)

1 . A hip implant system comprising:

an artificial acetabular cup; and

an artificial acetabular liner comprising a metal or an alloy,

wherein the artificial acetabular liner is coated at least in sections with a ceramic coating, and

wherein the ceramic coating is formed as a multilayer layer system in which a first chromium nitride layer is covered by a first chromium carbonitride layer, the first chromium carbonitride layer is covered by a second chromium nitride layer, the second chromium nitride layer is covered by a second chromium carbonitride layer, the second chromium carbonitride layer is covered by a third chromium nitride layer, the third chromium nitride layer is covered by a chromium zirconium nitride layer and the chromium zirconium nitride layer is covered by a zirconium nitride layer.

2 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein only an outer face of the artificial acetabular liner or only an inner face of the artificial acetabular liner is coated at least in sections with the ceramic coating.

3 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the artificial acetabular liner is coated fully with the ceramic coating.

4 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic coating comprises at least one non-oxide ceramic.

5 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic coating is formed directly on the artificial acetabular liner.

6 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic coating has a thickness of from 0.5 μm to 10 μm.

7 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein

an inner face of the artificial acetabular liner has a surface roughness of ≤0.5 μm; and/or

an outer face of the artificial acetabular liner has a surface roughness of ≤1 μm; and/or

the artificial acetabular liner has a wall thickness of from 2 mm to 3 mm; and/or

the artificial acetabular liner has a cone angle θ of from 15° to 25°.

8 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the artificial acetabular liner and the artificial acetabular cup are connected to one another with a friction fit in a joined state.

9 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy comprises cobalt and/or chromium.

10 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , further comprising an artificial femoral liner and/or an artificial femoral head.

11 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein only a convex, conical or frustoconical outer face of the artificial acetabular liner or only a concave, conical or frustoconical inner face of the artificial acetabular liner is coated at least in sections with the ceramic coating.

12 . The hip implant system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one non-oxide ceramic is selected from the group consisting of chromium nitride, chromium carbonitride, chromium zirconium nitride and zirconium nitride.

13 . The hip implant system according to claim 1 , wherein the first chromium nitride layer is formed directly on the artificial acetabular liner.

14 . The hip implant system according to claim 9 , wherein the alloy containing cobalt and/or chromium is a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy.

15 . A hip implant system comprising:

an artificial acetabular cup; and

an artificial acetabular liner comprising a metal or an alloy,

wherein the artificial acetabular liner is coated at least in sections with a ceramic coating,

wherein the ceramic coating comprises three chromium nitride layers, two chromium carbonitride layers, one chromium zirconium nitride layer and one zirconium nitride layer, and

wherein one of the chromium nitride layers is formed directly on the artificial acetabular liner.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: AESCULAP AG
To: IHI IONBOND AG
Reel/Frame 068263/0630 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2022
From: BADER, CHRISTIAN; FECHTER, JANINE; SCHNEIDER, JENS
To: AESCULAP AG
Reel/Frame 061925/0231 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 206 954.9 · Jun 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230210668A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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