Patent ID: 11865012
Assignee: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A glenoid prosthesis, comprising:
a head portion, the head portion including a first curved surface and a second curved surface, the first curved surface sized and configured to abut a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted, the second curved surface adapted to provide an articular surface for articulating with at least one of a humeral head or a humeral prosthesis component, the second curved surface disposed on an opposite side of the head portion from the first curved surface;
an anchor extending from the first curved surface of the head portion to a distal end, the anchor sized and adapted to be received in a hole formed in a glenoid;
at least one first deformable circular member encircling the anchor and disposed between the head portion and the distal end of the anchor, the at least one first deformable circular member adapted to engage cortical bone of a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted; and
at least one second deformable circular member encircling the anchor and disposed between the head portion and the distal end of the anchor, the at least one second deformable circular member adapted to engage cancellous bone of a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted.