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

Claim 0:
1. 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 a convex first surface and a concave second surface opposite the convex first surface, the first plate having one or more first openings configured to receive therethrough corresponding one or more first fasteners, and
a second plate connected by a living hinge 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 a convex third surface and a concave fourth surface opposite the convex third surface, the convex third surface configured to face the concave second surface when the augment module is in a collapsed position, the concave fourth surface configured to couple to an outer surface of an acetabular cup, 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.