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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2002
Carleton B. Southworth, Warsaw, IN (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A joint prosthesis ( ) for cooperation with a long bone ( ) and a second bone ( ) for use in arthroplasty is provided. A cavity ( ) is formed in the long bone ( ) and defined by an inner wall ( ) of the long bone ( ). The prosthesis ( ) includes a stem component ( ) including a distal portion ( ) of the stem component ( ) for placement at least partially within the cavity ( ) of the long bone ( ) and for securing to the long bone ( ). The stem component ( ) defines a longitudinal axis ( ) of the stem component ( ). The prosthesis ( ) also includes a second component ( ) securable to the second bone ( ) and for cooperation with the stem component ( ). The prosthesis ( ) further includes a bearing ( ) for placement in the cavity ( ) between the stem component ( ) and the long bone ( ) so that the distal portion of the stem component ( ) is spaced from the inner wall ( ) of the long bone ( ).