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Shoulder prosthesis
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-02-08
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Granted: 1990-04-24
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Expires: 2008-02-08
Abstract
Abstract A shoulder prosthesis, of the type comprising a humeral piece intended to be fixed in a humerus to replace at least the head thereof and comprising a hollow tubular element which must be fixed in the humerus substantially along the longitudinal axis thereof and a cylindrical rod, the upper end of which carries a ball cooperating with a glenoid bearing surface to form the shoulder joint and the lower end of which is disposed in said tubular element, this and the rod being able to slide relative to each other, the glenoid bearing surface consisting of a glenoid piece which comprises an anchoring element intended to be inserted into a cavity formed in the scapula and a female hemispherical element, this latter cooperating with the male ball of the humeral piece.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Lannelongue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/40; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30907; A61F2/4081; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30261; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30331; A61F2002/30354; A61F2002/30362; A61F2002/30364; A61F2002/3037; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30574; A61F2002/30621; A61F2002/30649; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30734; A61F2002/30738; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
A shoulder prosthesis, comprising a humeral piece (7) intended to be fixed in a humerus (1) to replace at least the head thereof and comprising a hollow tubular element (9) which must be fixed in the humerus (1) substantially along the longitudinal axis thereof and a cylindrical rod (10), the upper end of which carries a ball (16) cooperating with a glenoid bearing surface to form a shoulder joint and the lower end of which is disposed in said tubular element (9), this and the rod (10) being able to slide relative to each other, the glenoid bearing surface consisting of a glenoid piece (8) which comprises an anchoring element intended to be inserted into a cavity formed in the scapula (2) and a female hemispherical element (19), this latter cooperating with the male ball (16) of the humeral piece (7), wherein the anchoring element (18) contains, on the one hand, in its upper part, a stabilizer (20) intended to be introduced into the base of the coracoid process (4) of the scapula (2) and, on the other hand, in its lower part, an orifice (22) for the passage of a fixation means (23) into the spine of the scapula (2), and wherein the cylindrical rod (10) has a straight cross section substantially equal to that of the housing (11) which constitutes the hollow in the interior of the tubular element (9), said anchoring element (18) further comprising a solid member (21), having an upper part (21a) and a lower part (21b), the horizontal cross sections of which are substantially isosceles triangles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
262 words
A shoulder prosthesis, comprising a humeral piece (7) intended to be fixed in a humerus (1) to replace at least the head thereof and comprising a hollow tubular element (9) which must be fixed in the humerus (1) substantially along the longitudinal axis thereof and a cylindrical rod (10), the upper end of which carries a ball (16) cooperating with a glenoid bearing surface to form a shoulder joint and the lower end of which is disposed in said tubular element (9), this and the rod (10) being able to slide relative to each other, the glenoid bearing surface consisting of a glenoid piece (8) which comprises an anchoring element intended to be inserted into a cavity formed in the scapula (2) and a female hemispherical element (19), this latter cooperating with the male ball (16) of the humeral piece (7), wherein the anchoring element (18) contains, on the one hand, in its upper part, a stabilizer (20) intended to be introduced into the base of the coracoid process (4) of the scapula (2) and, on the other hand, in its lower part, an orifice (22) for the passage of a fixation means (23) into the spine of the scapula (2), and wherein the cylindrical rod (10) has a straight cross section substantially equal to that of the housing (11) which constitutes the hollow in the interior of the tubular element (9), said anchoring element (18) further comprising a solid member (21), having an upper part (21a) and a lower part (21b), the horizontal cross sections of which are substantially isosceles triangles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the external wall (12) of the tubular element (7) is flared at its upper end in the form of a truncated cone (13), the bases of which are substantially perpendicular to the axis of said tubular element (7), the upper base (14) coinciding with the level of the transverse cut made to remove the head (6) of the humerus (1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 2, wherein the upper base (14) of the truncated cone (13) is extended, in the direction of the internal face of the humerus (1), by a flat nose (15).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the tubular element (9) is of rounded shape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the straight cross section of the rod (10) and that of the interior housing (11) of the tubular element (9) are circular.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the tubular element (9) contains horizontal grooves near the upper end thereof as well as vertical grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 2, wherein the tubular element (7) has a length of between 8 and 10 cm, a wall (12) thickness of between 0.15 and 0.25 cm and an outside diameter of between 10 and 12 mm, wherein the truncated cone (13) has a height of 2 to 2.5 cm and the upper base (14) thereof a diameter of 20 to 30 mm, and wherein the interior housing (11) has a depth of between 7 and 9 cm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the rod (10), at the side of its upper end, has a disk (17) perpendicular to its axis, disposed at a certain distance from the ball (16).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 8, wherein the distance between the lower end (10a) of the rod (10) and the lower face of the disk (17) is at least equal to the depth of the interior housing (11) of the tubular element (9).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 8, wherein the distance between the upper face of the disk (17), turned toward the ball (16), and the base of said ball (16), is between 12 and 15 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the ball (16) is between approximately 10 and 15 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the anchoring element (18) and the hemispherical element (19) are two separate elements joined together by a binding means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer (20) makes an angle of approximately 30° with the vertical in the direction of the front face of the scapula (2).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the fixation means is a screw (23).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
197 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 12, wherein the lower part (21b) of said solid member (21) has a substantially plane external face (30) which is level with the bone at the position of the socket and supports a projecting rectangular stud (25) provided with retaining means (26) cooperating with the binding means, a fin (31) being provided at the base of said external face (30) in such a manner that it faces the spine of the scapula (2), said fin (31) containing the orifice (22) of the passage of the fixation means (23) embedded in the said spine, the upper part (21a) of said solid member (21) forming the bond between said lower part (21b) and the stabilizer (20), the width of said solid member (21) in its external face, measured horizontally, being maximum at the position of the stud (25) and decreasing progressively toward the fin (31) and the stabilizer (20), a contraction (24) nevertheless being provided between the upper (21a) and lower (21b) parts, the stabilizer (20) being situated to the rear relative to the external face (30) and being connected thereto by a plane (32) which is oblique relative to said external face.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 15, wherein the means cooperating with the binding means is a vertical tunnel (26) traversing the stud (25) from one side to the other, the binding means being a pin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 15, wherein the hemispherical element (19) contains a hemispherical cup (27), in which the ball (16) of the humerical piece (7) is seated, and a receptacle (28) which can cuff the stud (25) of the anchoring element (18).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The shoulder prosthesis according to claim 13, wherein the hemispherical element is slightly retentive relative to the ball (16) of the humeral piece (7).
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