Patent ID: 11944544
Assignee: ARTHROLOGY CONSULTING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An expandable augment module for an acetabular cup, comprising:
a first plate configured to couple with a bone or a fixed augment module, the first plate having one or more first openings configured to receive therethrough corresponding one or more screws,
a second plate attached to the first plate and configured to pivot relative to the first plate between a first position where the second plate is proximate the first plate along its length and a second position where at least a portion of the second plate is spaced from the first plate, the second plate having one or more second openings configured to be coaxial with the one or more first openings when in the first position, the one or more second openings having a larger size than the one or more first openings so that a head of the one or more screws is configured to pass through the one or more second openings when the second plate is in the first position to allow the second plate to pivot away from the first plate while allowing the one or more screws to secure the first plate to the bone, and
a post extending between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the post is linear and slidably coupled to the first and second plates between a parallel position where the post is generally parallel to the first and second plates and an angled position where the post extends at an angle relative to the first and second plates.