Humeral component of a shoulder joint prosthesis

US9610165B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Cecile Nerot · US
• Didier Capon · US
• Ludwig Seebauer · US
• Anders Ekelund · US
• Lieven De Wilde · US
• Laurent Lafosse · US
• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Didier Poncet · Bron, FR
• Cecile Nerot · Reims, FR
• Didier Capon · Sautron, FR
• Ludwig Seebauer · Forstinning, DE
• Anders Ekelund · Bromma, SE
• Lieven De Wilde · Gent, BE
• Michael Wirth · San Antonio, US
• David L. Collins · Newbury Park, US
• Laurent Lafosse · Sevrier, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 4, 2017
• Expiry date: May 4, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00011
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A humeral component of a reverse shoulder prosthesis includes a stem part configured for location within the intramedullary cavity of the humerus, the stem part having a stem axis, an epiphyseal part connected to the elongate stem part and having a concave bearing surface defining an epiphyseal axis, and wherein the epiphyseal axis is offset posteriorly relative to the stem axis.