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

Claim 13:
14. A 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 comprising a collar wall defining a first collar opening, a second collar opening, and a passage therethrough, the collar wall having an interior collar surface comprising a collar engagement feature proximate to the first collar 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

wherein the articular member at least partially defines an articular space within the collar when disposed in the collar; and
advancing the proximal end of the stem through the articular assembly such that the proximal end is at least partially disposed between the articular member and the first concave surface and the articular member is disposed between the proximal end of the stem and an interior trapping surface.