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

Claim 0:
1. A glenoid prosthesis, comprising:
a first portion, the first portion including an outwardly curved surface and an inwardly curved surface, the outwardly curved surface sized and configured to engage a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted, and the inwardly curved surface sized and configured to engage at least one of a humerus or a humeral component, the inwardly curved surface disposed on an opposite side of the first portion from the outwardly curved surface;
a second portion extending from the outwardly curved surface of the first portion, the second portion having a cylindrical shape extending from a first end to a second end and defining a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end;
at least one first deformable fin circumferentially arranged about the longitudinal axis defined by the second portion, the at least one first deformable fin adapted to engage cortical bone of a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted; and
at least one second deformable fin circumferentially arranged about the longitudinal axis defined by the second portion, the at least one second deformable fin adapted to engage cancellous bone of a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted.