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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Jason M. Shultz, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Andrew K. Palmer, Eastham, MA (US);
Jason M. Shultz, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Andrew K. Palmer, Eastham, MA (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of implanting a prosthesis relative to a carpal complex of a wrist is provided. The method can include providing a carpal implant having a body including an ulnar flange and a radial flange, and locating a bone abutment surface of the ulnar flange against a triquetrum of the carpal complex. The method can also include locating a bone abutment surface of the radial flange against a scaphoid of the carpal complex, and locating a first dorsal flange extending from the ulnar flange against a posterior surface of the triquetrum.