ACETABULAR CUP BODY PROSTHESIS

摘要

An improved acetabular cup prosthesis (10) has a cup body with inner convex and outer concave surfaces (12 and 15). The cup body has an apex (21) and a base (14) that defines a plane. The cup body outer convex surface (12) has a curved annular portion (13) between the base (14) and the transition. In one embodiment, the outer convex surfac e (12) is a curved annular surface extending in between the rim and a distance about two fifths to three fifths of the distance between the rim and the apex. In another embodiment, a plurality of cup bodies are provided in a range of sizes between about 40 mm and 80 mm. Each cup bod y has a companion rotary reamer that is correspondingly shaped. The companion cup body is oversized between 1mm and 3mm so that a generally constant change in volume is provided for all cup sizes between 40 mm and 80 mm.