Patent ID: 6520994
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A cementless shoulder endoprosthesis for fractures of the upper end of the humerus, comprising a humeral stem, which is configured to be accommodated in an intramedullary canal of the humerus, the stem being provided with a plurality of longitudinal ribs arranged circumferentially, and a humeral proximal part which is suitable to couple to one end of said stem, the proximal part being provided with a plurality of spikes protruding from anterior and posterior surfaces of the proximal part, the proximal part having, at an upper end, a portion for engagement with a humeral head which is suitable to reconstruct the head of the humerus of the patient, said ribs protruding from an outer surface of the stem and being adapted to penetrate through the cortical bone of the intramedullary canal of the humerus.