Patent ID: 8864838
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A buttress plate for retaining an acetabular cup implanted in an acetabulum, the acetabular cup having an acetabular cup rim with a circumference, the buttress plate comprising: an arcuate base extending generally about a longitudinally-oriented axis and having a first side portion laterally spaced from a second side portion, the first side portion extending along a plane and including at least one tab extending laterally outward from the first side portion, the base extending arcuately along less than a full circumference of the acetabular cup rim, each tab including at least one passage for receiving a fastener to secure the base to the acetabulum, the second side portion being laterally interposed between the first side portion and the axis, the second side portion including an arcuate lip extending transverse to the plane for securing the acetabular cup within the acetabulum, the base further including means for engaging bone and the plate further including a bone growth-promoting material for promoting bone growth.