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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Jon C. Serbousek, Memphis, TN (US);
Thomas S. Camino, Warsaw, IN (US);
J. Brock Vanmeter, Leesburg, IN (US);
Marc G. Weissman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jon C. Serbousek, Memphis, TN (US);
Thomas S. Camino, Warsaw, IN (US);
J. Brock Vanmeter, Leesburg, IN (US);
Marc G. Weissman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A ball and socket joint prosthesis for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a body for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal of a long bone. The long bone defines trabeculae in the proximal cancellous bone and lamellae in the cortical bone. The body includes a proximal portion thereof and a distal portion. The proximal portion has a medial periphery and includes surface features on a substantial portion of its proximal portion. The surface features are positioned to optimally transfer load from the prosthesis to the long bone.