Humeral stem with distal tri-slot
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsN. Kelley Grusin, Lance Wolf, Lauralan Terrill-Grisoni, Christopher Jobe, Charles Sorbie, William J. Mallon, Stuart Patterson
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Abstract
A series of humeral stems, each stem including an axial bore and longitudinal slots along the distal end to allow for distal compression. The compression force necessary to compress the distal diameter of each stem varies by stem diameter. Thus, as the stem diameter increases through the series, the compression force decreases.
Claims4
A series of sized stems for insertion in the intermedullary canal of a bone, each stem comprising:
- a proximal end portion having an engagement structure provided thereon;
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- a distal end portion having an axial bore and an odd number of slots extending proximally therefrom, at least three slots being provided, and defining a plurality of elongated, axially extending stem segments;
- each stem of the series having a diameter, the diameter of the stems varying between stems;
- each stem segment being capable of radial compression upon application of a compression force, the bore and slots of the series being sized and configured such that the compressive force needed to compress each of the segments decreases as the diameter of the stems increase.
A series of sized prostheses, each having a stem for insertion in the intermedullary canal of a bone, each stem comprising:
- a proximal end portion;
- a functional element carried on the proximal end portion;
- a distal end portion having an axial bore and three or more slots extending proximally therefrom and defining a plurality of elongated, axially extending stem segments;
- each stem of the series having a diameter, the diameter of the stems varying between stems;
- each stem segment being capable of radial compression upon application of a compression force, the bore and slots of the series being sized and configured such that the compressive force needed to compress each of the segments decreases as the diameter of the stems increase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.