Patent ID: 8882849

Claim:
A method of making a prosthetic hip acetabulum, comprising the steps of: a) providing a set of components including: i) an articular insert ( 1 ), with a receiving face ( 1 b ) in which is opened a cavity ( 1 c ) with a substantially hemispherical, concave articular surface ( 1 d ), ii) a spherical head ( 2 ), which can be engaged in the articular cavity ( 1 c ) of the articular insert ( 1 ), and iii) a retaining means ( 10 a , 10 b ) for opposing the axial release of the spherical head ( 2 ) from the articular cavity ( 1 c ) of the articular insert ( 1 ) when it is engaged in the articular cavity ( 1 c ), wherein the retaining means is made of polyethylene, b) assembling said components such that the spherical head ( 2 ) is engaged in the articular cavity ( 1 c ) of the articular insert ( 1 ) and is retained by the retaining means ( 10 a , 10 b ), and c) after completion of step (b), sterilizing the assembled components.