HUMERAL COMPONENT

The invention relates to a humeral component of a shoulder joint prosthesis, comprising a bearing body (38, 66), a shaft (32) and a transitional area (34) which is arranged between the bearing body (38, 66) and the shaft (32). One surface of the transitional area (34) comprises, on a large area, a s...

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Main Author FORRER, MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.07.2009
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:The invention relates to a humeral component of a shoulder joint prosthesis, comprising a bearing body (38, 66), a shaft (32) and a transitional area (34) which is arranged between the bearing body (38, 66) and the shaft (32). One surface of the transitional area (34) comprises, on a large area, a structure in the form of projections (48) for attaching bone fragments and/or muscle attachments and/or tendon attachments. The projections (48) are arranged discretely in a distributed manner on the surface of the transitional area (34) and essentially in the proximal-distal direction and also essentially in the direction of the periphery.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20070712061