Patent ID: 11865009
Assignee: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A surgical method, comprising:
attaching a distal portion of a stem to a first bone;
placing an opening of an articular assembly on a proximal end of the stem, the articular assembly comprising:
a collar defining the opening and a space extending from the opening into the interior of the articular assembly;
an interior surface proximate to the opening;
a trapping member at least partially disposed in the opening; and
an articular member comprising a first concave surface and a second concave surface disposed at an end of the articular member opposite to the first concave surface; and

advancing a proximal end of the stem through the trapping member such that the proximal end is at least partially disposed between the trapping member and the first concave surface and the trapping member is disposed between the proximal end of the stem and the interior trapping surface.