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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Depuy Synthes Products,llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael E. Coon, Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A prosthesis () for use in performing joint arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis () is to be fitted to a long bone (). The prosthesis includes a first body () having a first body articulating surface () defining a generally circular outer periphery () of the first body articulating surface (). The first body () has a support surface () opposed to the articulating surface (). The support surface () is adapted to receive the head of the long bone (). The prosthesis () also includes a second body () operably associated with the first body (). The second body () has a second body articulating surface () extending from a portion of the circular outer periphery () of the first body articulating surface (). A tool kit for preparing a humerus to receive a prosthesis is also disclosed.