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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Harris Martin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 ;
Abstract
A modular prostheses system for replacement of the radial head portion of the radius bone, and methods for its use are disclosed. The system comprises a stem component comprising a anchoring portion and a mounting portion, and a head component having an open channel wherein the open channel is configured to connect to the mounting portion along an assembly axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the stem component.