Patent ID: 11918475
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method for assembling an orthopaedic prosthesis, the method comprising:
selecting a first plate from a plurality of plates, wherein each plate of the plurality of plates comprises a central ring and one or more flanges, wherein each flange of the one or more flanges extends radially away from a corresponding predetermined position on the central ring, and wherein each of the one or more flanges includes a proximal surface to engage a patient's bone;
selecting a first shell component from a plurality of acetabular shell components, wherein each acetabular shell component of the plurality of acetabular shell components comprises a distal rim, a convex outer wall extending from the distal rim, a concave curved inner wall that extends inwardly from the distal rim to define a hemispherical cavity sized to receive an acetabular bearing, and a circumferential lip positioned on the outer wall and extending away from the outer wall, and wherein the lip of each acetabular shell defines a first imaginary plane and the distal rim of each acetabular shell defines a second imaginary plane, the first and second imaginary planes being non-parallel to each other to define an inclination angle therebetween that is greater than zero; and
mechanically attaching the lip of the first shell component to the central ring of the first plate, comprising engaging a proximal surface of the central ring of the first plate with a distal surface of the lip of the first shell component, wherein the central ring of the first plate receives the distal rim of the first shell component.