Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1988-02-03
1990-04-24
Apley, Richard J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
623 22, 623 23, A61F 240
Patent
active
049196707
ABSTRACT:
A modular humeral prosthetic device comprising a humeral stem having a substantially cylindrical distal end for insertion within the medullary canal of a resected human humerus; the stem transforming proximally from the distal end into a widened proximal end being tapered from anterior to posterior aspect; the proximal end having a proximal end surface which is angled relative to the axis of the distal end; a collar extending from the proximal end surface for preventing the stem from subsiding within the medullary canal; a tapered cylindrical mounting lock mechanism disposed on the proximal end surface, the axis of the tapered cylinder being substantially coincident with the central axis of the proximal end surface; a head mechanism having a substantially spherically shaped outer surface for engagement within the glenoid cavity of a human scapula, the outer spherical surface of the head mechanism being less than half the surface of a complete sphere; the head mechanism including a complementary tapered aperture for reversibly receiving the cylindrical lock mechanism in a rigid mechanical coupling engagement; the theoretical center of the spherically shaped head mechanism being disposed at or below the collar.
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Burkhead Wayne Z.
Burkinshaw Brain D.
Dale James L.
Apley Richard J.
Iantorno Stephanie L.
Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc.
Merkling John R.
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