Patent ID: 9561111
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A device comprising a shoulder joint implant with, or implant component for, a captured ball coupling mechanism including at least one of an artificial humeral component and an artificial glenoid component, which is useful in or as an ensemble for total joint replacement of a glenohumeral joint, wherein one and only one of the following sets of additional features (A or B) is also present therewith: (A) the humeral component includes a ball-like head attachable to a universal joint connection; and the glenoid component includes a closable glenoid cup having a concave articular surface, which glenoid component can envelope and surround the ball-like head of the humeral component when the humeral component is mounted to the glenoid component, such that the head can articulate against the articular surface of the glenoid cup and such that the universal joint connection is outside the glenoid component, wherein the universal joint connection has a yoke, is connectable to a mount for mounting to or in a humeral bone, and allows the mount and the ball-like head limited freedom of movement in any direction while transmitting rotary motion between the mount and the ball-like head; (B) the humeral component includes an articulatable part attachable to a universal joint connection; and the glenoid component includes a closable glenoid part having a corresponding articular surface to that of the articulatable part, which glenoid component can envelope and surround the articulatable part of the humeral component when the humeral component is mounted to the glenoid component, such that the articulatable part can articulate against the corresponding articular surface of the glenoid part and such that the universal joint connection is outside the glenoid component, wherein the universal joint connection has a yoke, is connectable to a mount for mounting to or in a humeral bone, and allows the mount and the articulatable part limited freedom of movement in any direction while transmitting rotary motion between the mount and the articulatable part.