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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
N. Kelley Grusin, Memphis, TN (US);
Lance Wolf, New Albany, IN (US);
Lauralan Terrill-Grisoni, Cordova, TN (US);
Christopher Jobe, Redland, CA (US);
Charles Sorbie, Kingston, CA;
William J. Mallon, Arlington, TN (US);
Stuart Patterson, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ; A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/36 ; A61F 2/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ; A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/36 ; A61F 2/38 ;
Abstract
A series of humeral stems, each stem including an axial bore and longitudinal slots along the distal end to allow for distal compression. The compression force necessary to compress the distal diameter of each stem varies by stem diameter. Thus, as the stem diameter increases through the series, the compression force decreases.