Patent ID: 8647390

Claim:
An orthopedic implant comprising: an implant head including a head body and a pin, the body and the pin defining a groove; and an intramedullary anchor stem fixable to and separable from the implant head, the stem including: a stem body having the shape of a tapered or substantially tapered peg; and a plate on an end of the stem body, the plate having a flat face in a plane and a thickness extending in a transverse direction from the plane, the flat face and thickness being received within the groove of the implant head, the flat face surrounding an aperture defined by the plate for receiving the pin of the implant head, the aperture having an axis therethrough and extending into the end of the stem body, wherein the flat face is perpendicular to the aperture axis and extends a full width of the stem body, the width of the stem body being in a direction perpendicular to the axis.