Patent ID: 6171341
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A humeral prosthesis comprising;a rod adapted to be anchored in a humeral cavity of a patient,a metaphyseal element extending from said rod and including an inside branch and an outside branch which are spaced from one another and each having an end portion and at least said inside branch being an extension of said rod,said end portions being directly connected to a planar lower jaw face of a flange at areas of connection which are in spaced relationship with respect to one another so as to extend only along a portion of a median line of said flange so as to define an open zone therebetween for fusing of osseous fragments of the metaphysis and which open zone is defined by a portion of said planar lower face of said flange located between said areas of connection of said end portions,a hemisphere cap connected to said flange,each of said first and second branches having a cross-sectional dimension, a fin extending along a portion of said outside branch remote from said cavity, said fin having a cross-sectional dimension which is less than said cross-sectional dimension of said outside branch, and a plurality of spaced openings in said fin for receiving suture threads therethrough.