Patent ID: 11903839
Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A shoulder joint implant, comprising:
a first prosthetic component that includes a coupling element protruding from a distal bearing surface thereof;
a baseplate configured to secure the first prosthetic component to bone, the baseplate including a post protruding from a distal bearing surface thereof and defining a throughbore that extends along a proximal-distal axis of the post; and
a removable bone screw that includes a collet portion disposed at a proximal end thereof and a threaded portion at a distal end thereof,
the collet portion disposed within the throughbore and configured to engage the coupling element of the first prosthetic component such that the first prosthetic component is fixedly coupled to the baseplate.