Patent · US Expired

Shoulder prosthesis

US6102953A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1998
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/909
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shoulder prosthesis having a head and an elongate stem portion including a proximal end connected to the head, a distal section for insertion into a medullary canal of a humeral bone and an alignment section disposed between the proximal end and distal section. The alignment section includes a plurality of reference marks positioned to facilitate placement of the prosthesis in the bone at a previously determined position.

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