Patent ID: 9474628
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. Method of assembling an adapter and a cup of a set of acetabular cup prosthesis setting means, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) providing a cup delimited by a convex proximal face, a concave distal face defining an interior surface of the cup, and a peripheral lip, said cup comprising a cylindrical or slightly conical annular retaining surface extending the concave distal face toward the peripheral lip, b) providing an adapter for fastening the cup to an impactor, the adapter including: c) cooling the adapter to reduce its dimensions, d) positioning the adapter in the cup, e) allowing the adapter, once in place in the cup, to return to room temperature to expand it so that the annular engagement surface of the adapter is forcibly immobilized in fluid-tight manner in the annular retaining surface of the cup.