Patent ID: 7044973

Claim:
A prosthetic device for implanting into a prepared proximal end of a humerus comprising: a head having a bearing surface, a support surface, and a first coupler, a body for implantation into the humerus, the body positioned and designed to be received into the humerus and be recessed from the prepared proximal end of the humerus, the body further comprising a proximal surface and a distal end, the proximal surface having second coupler for securing to the first coupler, whereby when the first coupler is secured to the second coupler and the device is implanted into the prepared proximal end of the humerus, the support surface is in direct apposition with the prepared proximal end of the humerus, wherein the first coupler comprises a stem which extends distally away from the support surface and the second coupler comprises a cavity in the proximal surface of the body, the cavity positioned and sized to mate with the stem.