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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Robert G Prybyla, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An implantable humeral shoulder prosthesis includes a stem and a head. The stem includes a distal stem portion having a longitudinal axis and a proximal body, and a first connector having an axis disposed at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The head includes an undersurface and a spherical articulating surface having a center. The undersurface includes a second connector having an axis that does not pass through the center. The articulating surface subtends a greater angle in a first plane including the axis of the second connector than in a second plane including the axis of the second connector. The first and second connectors are mutually engageable to interlock the head to the proximal body.