Inventors:
Marc G. Weissman - Warsaw IN, US
J. Brock VanMeter - Leesburg IN, US
Thomas S. Camino - Warsaw IN, US
Thomas Thornhill - Dover MA, US
Thomas Schmalzried - Rolling Hills CA, US
Daniel Berry - Rochester MN, US
John Callaghan - Iowa City IA, US
David Fisher - Fisher IN, US
Assignee:
Depuy Products, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61F 2/36
US Classification:
623 2322, 623 2321, 128898
Abstract:
A articulating hemiarthroplasty prosthesis () for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a stem () for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal () of a long bone () and a collar (). The collar () is operably associated with the stem () and extends outwardly therefrom. At least a portion of the collar () includes a resorbable material. The prosthesis includes a head () and a cup () for engagement with the head ().