Shoulder prosthesis
US6193758A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 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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