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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Leonard, 65500 Caixon, FR;
Pierre Flurin, 33000 Bordeaux, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ; A61F 2/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ; A61F 2/30 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a surgical equipment provided with a total shoulder prosthesis comprising a hemispherical plate cap (,) and a prosthesis shank consisting of a humeral rod (,), a humeral plate (,) and a member (,) mutually locking the humeral rod and plate, with hemispherical contact surface (,) capable of allowing the humeral plate (,) of oscillating in all directions relative to the humeral rod (,), when the locking member (,) is in an unlocked position, and in locking the humeral rod and plate in the desired relative position.