Patent ID: 6045582
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An implantable humeral shoulder prosthesis comprising:a stem including a distal stem portion having a longitudinal axis and a proximal body, said proximal body including a first connector having a first axis disposed at an acute angle relative to said longitudinal axis; anda head including an undersurface, a spherical articulating surface, including a skirt extending at least about 30 degrees below said undersurface to increase said articulation surface and a radial axis of symmetry that is perpendicular to said undersurface, said head further including at said undersurface a second connector having a second axis;said first and second connectors being mutually engageable to interlock said head to said proximal body, wherein said first and second axes are concentric with each other and are offset from said radial axis when said first and second connectors are mutually engaged to interlock.