Patent ID: 9566161
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An orthopedic prosthesis, comprising: a base including an upper surface, a medial side, a lateral side, an anterior side, a posterior side, a peripheral edge including an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the medial side and the lateral side being defined by a medial-lateral midline and the anterior side and the posterior side being defined by an anterior-posterior midline, the upper surface extending between the medial and lateral sides from the anterior portion of the peripheral edge to the posterior portion of the peripheral edge; a guide member on the upper surface, the guide member extending from a first shoulder along an engagement direction vector and configured to guide an insert along the engagement direction vector when the insert is inserted into the base towards the posterior side, wherein the engagement direction vector is angled away from the medial-lateral midline of the base towards the medial side of the base by a predetermined angle.