| US 7,611,539 B2 | ||
| Shoulder prosthesis assembly | ||
| Denis Bouttens, Le Touquet (France); Michel De Buttet, Croix (France); Didier Capon, Sautron (France); Michel Colmar, Saint Brieuc (France); Cecile Nerot, Reims (France); Philippe Valenti, Champigny sur Marne (France); and Hassan Wahab, Angers (France) | ||
| Assigned to Depuy France, Saint-Priest (France) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/183,826. | ||
| Application 11/183826 is a continuation of application No. 10/168802, filed on Oct. 30, 2002, granted, now 6,953,478. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0256583 A1, Nov. 17, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/40 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 623—19.11 | 32 Claims |
| 1. A shoulder prosthesis assembly, comprising:
a metaglenoid element comprising a plate and a central tubular adapter an entirety of which extends in a direction substantially
perpendicular to said plate, said tubular adapter having an axial bore that is threaded over a fraction of a length of said
axial bore, said tubular adapter coacts with at least one anchoring member to anchor said metaglenoid element in a glenoid
cavity; and
a glenoid sphere having a housing fitted over said metaglenoid element, said plate being within said housing when assembled,
said glenoid sphere having an axial screw that is capable of being screwed into said tubular adapter, said glenoid sphere
having a joint surface for co-operating with a cup of an associated humeral prosthesis,
said axial screw includes a head at one end and a smooth cylindrical surface at an opposing distal insertion end thereof that
cooperates with a smooth cylindrical zone arranged in an inlet of said axial bore of said tubular adapter and allows axial
insertion of said axial screw from said distal end into said axial bore of said tubular adapter without damaging threads of
said axial bore.
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