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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
Russell F. Warren, Greenwich, CT (US);
Donald H. Lee, Nashville, TN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Nicholas M. Cordaro, Cardiff, CA (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A two piece humeral component for use in joint arthroplasty which is adapted to be implanted into a joint and engaged by a socket component of the joint. The joint component includes a body having a first articulating surface and a second medial surface opposite the first articulating surface. The first articulating surface is adapted to be engaged by the socket and the second medial surface is adapted to be secured to mounting portion. The mounting portion has a first surface and a second medial surface. The first surface is adapted to be fixably engaged to the second mounting portion of the humeral component. The second medial surface is adapted to be secured to the humerus. A peg which has a first end adapted to engage a cavity found in the humerus is disposed on the mounting portion's second medial surface.