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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:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Laurent Angibaud, Ponson-Dessus, FR;
Pierre-henri Flurin, Le Bouscat, FR;
Inventors:
Laurent Angibaud, Ponson-Dessus, FR;
Pierre-Henri Flurin, Le Bouscat, FR;
Assignee:
Exactech, Inc., Gainsville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a shoulder prosthesis. These embodiments may relate to a shoulder prosthesis including, for example, a humeral stem for fracture indication. Of note, certain embodiments of the present invention provide a humeral prosthesis with improved integration of the tuberosities around the humeral stem. Various methods relating to uses and applications of the prosthesis are also disclosed.