Patent ID: 9173741
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B,A61F,B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a hip joint socket implant, comprising at least one wall portion having at least one predetermined circular break line which delimits a closure portion that can be removed from the wall portion under the effect of force in order to expose an opening, said method comprising steps of: producing a semi-finished implant in a production process, wherein the production process involves machining, whereby the predetermined break line is substantially preformed by said first production process, then clamping the semi-finished implant in a device between two dies, whereby the implant is supported by a support element, and the correct orientation of the implant with respect to said dies is obtained using a guide element which supports the wall portion surrounding the predetermined break line, and finally creating the predetermined break line, whereby the two dies are pressed against each other thereby reducing the wall thickness in the wall portion by deforming the material in the area of the predetermined break line under pressure in a cold or hot state.