Modular shoulder prosthesis
OwnerPerry A. Geremakis, Roy Horiinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular joint prosthesis for replacement of an affected joints and, particularly, an affected shoulder joint. The joint prosthesis of the current invention comprises a head having multiple components which can be assembled with each other in-situ during the course of a surgery. Consequently, the patient implanted with the modular joint prosthesis would experience minimized incision, accelerated recovery, and decreased scarring.
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A joint prosthesis, comprising a head having multiple components for assembly with each other in-situ, each having an outward surface that cooperates with each other to enable articulation against an external surface, each having a formation configured to cooperate with each other to effect mechanical connection that retains the multiple components in position relative to each other.
A method of assembling a joint prosthesis, comprising assembling multiple components of a head together wherein each component has an outward facing surface that cooperates with each other to enable articulation against an external surface, each having a formation configured to effect mechanical connection to retain an associated one of the multiple components relative to other ones of the multiple components whose formations are mechanically connected.
A method of articulating a joint prosthesis, comprising assembling multiple components of a head together wherein the multiple components being configured in that each component has an outward facing surface that cooperates with each other to enable articulation against an external surface, and articulating the multiple outward facing surfaces against the external surface, each having a formation configured to effect mechanical connection to retain an associated one of the multiple components relative to other ones of the multiple components whose formations are mechanically connected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.