Patent ID: 9700424
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A system for use in a joint arthroplasty, the system comprising: a first implant component comprising a first implant proximal end, a first implant distal end, and a first implant body, the first implant body defining a first implant surface, the first implant surface being convex, the first implant body further defining a first articulating surface opposably facing the first implant surface, the first articulating surface being concave; a second implant component comprising a second implant proximal end, a second implant distal end having a curvature matching the second implant proximal end, a second implant body defining a second implant surface, the second implant surface being concave, the second implant body further defining a second insert surface opposably facing the second implant surface, the second insert surface being convex, and a recess structure including a pair of recess sidewalls extending along edges of the second insert surface from the second implant proximal end to the second implant distal end, and a recess wall extending between the recess sidewalls along the second implant distal end, each recess sidewall defining a groove; and an insert comprising an insert base surface and an insert shoulder having a pair of shoulder walls configured to be releasably received by the pair of recess sidewalls to attach the insert to the second implant component, the insert base surface being concave, and an insert articulating portion comprising an insert articulating surface configured to articulate with the first articulating surface, the insert articulating surface being convex.