Patent ID: 9693880
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An orthopaedic shoulder prosthesis for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus, comprising: a humeral head component comprising a generally hemispherically-shaped bearing surface, and a stemless humeral component comprising (i) a circular-shaped flange, (ii) an elongated sleeve, secured to, and extending laterally away from a bottom surface of the circular-shaped flange, the elongated sleeve having a tapered bore formed therein, and (iii) a plurality of cantilevered legs extending laterally away from the bottom surface of the circular-shaped flange in the same direction as the elongated sleeve, wherein (i) each of the plurality of cantilevered legs has one end thereof secured to the bottom surface of the circular-shaped flange, and (ii) a second end of each of the plurality of cantilevered legs is spaced apart from both the other cantilevered legs and the elongated sleeve.