US 12,232,978 B2
Orthopedic implant augments
Jeffrey J. Shea, Memphis, TN (US); Nathaniel M. Quinn, Arlington, TN (US); and Daniel R. Goldberg, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,063.
Application 17/732,063 is a continuation of application No. 16/460,817, filed on Jul. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,344,432.
Application 16/460,817 is a continuation of application No. 15/653,055, filed on Jul. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,383,744, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/653,055 is a continuation of application No. 14/363,775, granted, now 9,707,097, issued on Jul. 18, 2017, previously published as PCT/US2012/068219, filed on Dec. 6, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/567,971, filed on Dec. 7, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249249 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/46 (2013.01) [A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61F 2/30734 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An acetabular system comprising:
an implant selected from one of an acetabular shell and an acetabular cage, the implant including a rim and an exterior surface; and
an augment including:
a body portion and first and second legs extending from opposite ends of the body portion;
a mating surface adapted and configured to contact the exterior surface of the implant during use;
a bone interfacing surface positioned opposite the mating surface;
a first surface extending between the mating surface and the bone interfacing surface, the first surface intersecting the mating surface along a first edge;
a second surface extending between the mating surface and the bone interfacing surface, the second surface intersecting the mating surface along a second edge; and
a plurality of openings extending from the first surface to the second surface; and
wherein the mating surface is arranged and configured to contact the exterior surface of the implant during use in either a first orientation or a second orientation, in the first orientation, the legs extend from the body portion of the augment towards the rim of the implant, in the second orientation, the legs extend from the body portion of the augment away from the rim of the implant; and
wherein the first and second legs extend in a first direction away from the body portion, the plurality of openings extending in the first direction.