Patent ID: 9326862
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A prosthesis system comprising: a head having an articulating surface, a head female taper formed into the head, wherein a head center axis of the head is offset a first radial distance from a head taper center axis of the head female taper; an adapter having a first side, an opposed second side, an outer surface defining an adapter male taper, an adapter female taper formed into the adapter through the first side, and a stem facing taper surface, wherein an adapter center axis of the adapter is offset a second radial distance from an adapter female taper axis; and a stem having a body and a neck, wherein the neck has an outer surface that defines a neck male taper, wherein the head, the adapter, and the neck are selectively connected to form a selected head offset relative to the stem, and wherein the stem facing taper surface of the adapter is configured to provide clearance between the adapter and the stem.