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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Levent Kusogullari, Winterthur, CH;
Andrew Hopkins, Winterthur, CH;
Levent Kusogullari, Winterthur, CH;
Andrew Hopkins, Winterthur, CH;
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a stemless shoulder prosthesis comprising a fixation device for fixing the prosthesis to a resected humerous bone, the fixation device comprising a base portion and anchoring means the base portion having a distal side adapted to contact a resection plane of the bone and a proximal side for carrying a humeral head. The anchoring means are connected to the distal side of the base portion and adapted to fix the prosthesis to the bone. The anchoring means define a central axis perpendicular to the distal side of the base portion and a free central space around the central axis.