Patent ID: 6709459
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A prosthesis for engaging a radius bone in a forearm of a patient with the capitellum of a humerus bone and the radial notch of the ulna at the elbow of the patient, said prosthesis comprising:a head formed with a surface shaped for engagement with the capitellum to allow for a relative sliding motion therebetween; and a stem attached to said head having a proximal end and a distal end, said stem having a first portion extending distally from said proximal end and substantially along a first axis, and having a second portion extending distally from said first portion and substantially along a second axis to said distal end, said first axis and said second axis defining an angle &agr; therebetween, said stem being shaped to facilitate insertion of said stem into the medullary canal of the radius bone to anchor said prosthesis on the radius bone.