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US 2001/0037154 A1Published application
Modular radial head prostheses
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorChristopher Harris Martin
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Abstract
A modular prostheses system for replacement of the radial head portion of the radius bone, and methods for its use are disclosed. The system comprises a stem component comprising a anchoring portion and a mounting portion, and a head component having an open channel wherein the open channel is configured to connect to the mounting portion along an assembly axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the stem component.
Claims44
A modular prostheses system for replacement of a head portion of a bone, comprising:
- (a) a stem component comprising a anchoring portion and a mounting portion;
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- (b) a head component having an open channel, said open channel being configured to connect to the mounting portion along an assembly axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the stem component.
A method for fitting a damaged bone with a modular head prostheses, comprising:
- (a) securing a stem component partially within a proximal intramedullary canal of the damaged bone such that a mounting portion of stem component is exposed above the damaged bone;
- (b) selecting a head component that will provide a desired result;
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- (c) sliding the head component onto the mounting portion in a direction along an assembly axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the stem component.
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