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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Gregory A. Guederian, Naples, FL (US);
Zhixu Guan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Guederian, Naples, FL (US);
Zhixu Guan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30553 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4029 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4037 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4044 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A humeral prosthesis includes a stem component and a head component joined by an inclination component. The inclination component is provided with an opening that is designed to accommodate a pair of expandable tabs extending from a side of a plate. The plate is also provided with a taper extending opposite to the pair of expandable tabs. Inclination angle, radial offset, and version are adjustable and are separately and independently set and fixed.