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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Bradley Grant Emerick, Columbia City, IN (US);
Brian M. Strzelecki, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A humeral anchor assembly is provided that includes a humeral anchor and at least one screw. The humeral anchor is configured to form a part of or support a part of a shoulder prosthesis. The humeral anchor has a distal portion configured to be anchored in a proximal region of a humerus and a proximal portion. The proximal portion includes a proximal face configured to engage an articular component within a periphery thereof. The proximal portion also includes at least one aperture disposed adjacent to the periphery. The at least one screw is disposed through the at least one aperture. The screw has a first end portion engaged with the proximal portion of the anchor and a second end portion disposed in or through cortical bone of the humerus.