US2012041563A1PendingUtilityA1

Resurfacing implant for a humeral head

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 11, 2003Filed: May 9, 2011Published: Feb 16, 2012
Est. expiryAug 11, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steven C. Chudik
A61B 2090/061A61B 2090/08021A61B 17/1778A61B 17/1637A61B 17/1617A61F 2002/30934A61F 2/4081A61B 17/1684A61B 17/1703A61F 2/4612A61F 2002/30604A61F 2/4003A61F 2310/00179A61F 2/4684A61F 2310/00131A61B 17/1735A61F 2310/00017A61F 2310/00023A61B 17/1721A61B 17/1604A61F 2/30767A61B 17/1606A61B 17/8875A61F 2002/4018A61F 2002/4635
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Abstract

An implant for resurfacing the head of a humerus is disclosed which may be used in shoulder replacement surgery that spares the rotator cuff.

Claims

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1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . A humeral implant comprising a humeral surface component and no stem. 
     
     
         6 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component contains a biologic material. 
     
     
         7 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component contains an autologous material. 
     
     
         8 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface of bony ingrowth material. 
     
     
         9 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes allograft osteoprogenitor cells and tissues. 
     
     
         10 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes bone-morphogenic proteins. 
     
     
         11 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes a hydroxyapapite coating. 
     
     
         12 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes trabecular metal. 
     
     
         13 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes porous metal. 
     
     
         14 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes a porous metal coating. 
     
     
         15 . The humeral implant of  claim 5  in which the humeral surface component includes a non-articular surface which includes tantalum.

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