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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nicholas J. Katrana, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas M. Vanasse, Warsaw, IN (US);
Adam Finley, Leesburg, IN (US);
William J. Hamman, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Bryce A. Isch, Bluffton, IN (US);
Christopher H. Martin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for implanting a prosthesis system for replacement of a head portion of a proximal radius includes determining a distance between a proximal radius and a humerus. The method also includes selecting one of a first head component or a second head component based on the determination. The first and second head components have unique heights. The method further includes connecting the selected first or second head component to an articulation component and connecting a stem component to the selected first or second head component.