Patent ID: 8870963
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing at least a portion of a comminuted humeral head of a humerus, the method comprising: utilizing a prosthesis having an exterior portion having an exterior surface, and an interior portion having at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture formed therein, the exterior surface approximating the surface of the at least a portion of the comminuted humeral head in size and shape; utilizing a bone plate, said bone plate including an upper portion adapted to attach to the humerus at a position proximate a surgical neck thereof, and an elongated lower portion adapted to attach to a shaft of the humerus, said upper portion including at least one first opening and at least one second opening formed therein, the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening of said upper portion of said bone plate being configured to receive at least one first fastener and at least one second fastener, respectively, therethrough, said elongated lower portion of said bone plate including at least one third opening formed therein, the at least one third opening of said elongated lower portion of said bone plate being configured to receive at least one third fastener therethrough; removing at least a portion of the comminuted humeral head; aligning the at least one first aperture of said prosthesis with the at least one first opening of said upper portion of said bone plate and aligning the at least one second aperture of said prosthesis with the at least one second opening of said upper portion of said bone plate; inserting the at least one first fastener through the at least one first opening in said upper portion of said bone plate and into the at least one first aperture in said prosthesis and inserting the at least one second fastener through the at least one second opening in said upper portion of said bone plate and into the at least one second aperture in said prosthesis; and inserting the at least one third fastener through the at least one third opening in the elongated lower portion of said bone plate and into the shaft of the humerus, thereby securing attachment of said prosthesis and said bone plate to one another and to the humerus, using the at least one first, second, and third fasteners.