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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Jerome J. Klawitter, Austin, TX (US);
Robert B. More, Austin, TX (US);
Monti R. Gourley, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph P. Ritz, Austin, TX (US);
Evgeny G. Podnos, Austin, TX (US);
Jerome J. Klawitter, Austin, TX (US);
Robert B. More, Austin, TX (US);
Monti R. Gourley, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph P. Ritz, Austin, TX (US);
Evgeny G. Podnos, Austin, TX (US);
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A humeral head resurfacing implant () that has a modulus of elasticity close to that of human cortical bone as a result of its design from an integral substrate of isotropic graphite covered completely with a reinforcing layer of dense isotropic pyrolytic carbon. A carefully engineered cruciform stem () extends from the axial center of a flat distal circular surface () of a spherical cap portion () of the implant head located within the confines of a surrounding skirt portion ().