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

Claim 0:
1. 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 concave surface disposed on the articular assembly opposite the opening to face a second bone opposite the first bone, a collar defining the opening, a space extending from the opening into the interior of the articular assembly, an interior surface proximate to the opening, and a trapping member at least partially disposed in the opening; 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 concave surface and the trapping member is disposed between the proximal end of the stem and the interior trapping surface,
wherein the articular assembly further comprises an articular member and a locking ring, and wherein the articular member comprises the trapping member and the concave surface.