Patent ID: 6280675
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method of grouting to join together a first and second part by means of a binder, the second part having a recess therein, the recess having a bottom portion and a side portion, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a channel in the first part which extends through said first part from a top surface to a bottom surface thereof, the channel formed in the first part being provided with a thread which permits the introduction therein of a threaded guide rod for the extraction of the first part,(b) inserting the first part with the bottom surface facing the bottom portion of the recess into the second part such that the first part is spaced from the bottom and the side portion of the recess,(c) injecting the binder into said channel to pass through said first part until said binder fills the space between the first part and the bottom and side portion of the recess, the binder filling the space by first filling the bottom portion and then rising upward in said space,(d) providing in the space between said first part and the side portion of the recess at least one centering element, the centering element defining means for passage of the binder as the binder rises upward in the space, and(e) positioning in the channel a threaded guide rod.