Patent ID: 8075629
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An acetabular cup comprising: an electrically conductive dome-shaped outer surface configured to confront a portion of a patient's acetabulum when the acetabular cup is implanted in the patient, the dome-shaped outer surface including a first channel defined therein that extends from a rim of the dome-shaped outer surface to a first location of the dome-shaped outer surface, the first location positioned near an apex of the dome-shaped outer surface; a first electrical conductor positioned in the first channel, the first electrical conductor having a first end that extends out of the first channel at the rim of the dome-shaped outer surface; and a first switch located at the first location of the dome-shaped outer surface, the first switch having a first state wherein an electrical connection between the first electrical conductor and the dome-shaped outer surface is broken and a second state wherein an electrical connection between the first electrical conductor and the dome-shaped outer surface is established.