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Humeral implant having a floating bearing

US8998994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

13Claims

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Assignee

Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · US

Inventors

Nathan A. Winslow · Warsaw, US
John M. McDaniel · Warsaw, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2013
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49636
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shoulder can include a fixed bearing having a generally spherical articulating surface configured to be coupled to a glenoid. The implant can also include a floating bearing member defining a first spherical bearing surface and a second planar articulating bearing surface. The implant can include a stem defining a stem planar bearing surface coupled to the second planar articulating bearing surface. The second planar articulating bearing surface can cooperate with the stem planar bearing surface to enable the floating bearing to translate relative to the stem.

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