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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
John M. McDaniel, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/4612 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); G06K 9/4623 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3037 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30354 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30369 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30378 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30566 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4022 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for implanting a reverse modular humeral implant into a humerus that includes a natural humeral shaft and a natural humeral head. The implant includes a humeral stem implantable into the natural humeral shaft, and an adapter couplable to the humeral stem, the adapter including an anchoring projection configured to be coupled to a convex bearing.