| CPC A61F 2/40 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/4003 (2013.01); A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4022 (2013.01); A61F 2/4612 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A shoulder arthroplasty implant comprising:
a stem having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a medial portion, and a lateral portion, wherein the stem has a size and shape for insertion into an intramedullary canal of the humerus bone, the humerus having a metaphysis and a diaphysis, wherein the proximal portion comprises a cylindrical rim defining a face that is configured to sit flush with respect to the resection plane,
wherein the proximal portion of the stem comprises a proximal taper having a generally conical shape that is centered with respect to a central axis of the cylindrical rim, the proximal taper decreasing in size in a direction extending from the proximal portion toward the distal portion,
wherein the distal portion comprises a distal taper decreasing in size in a direction extending from the proximal portion toward the distal portion,
wherein the distal taper comprises at least a first taper in a direction extending between the medial portion and the lateral portion, the first taper comprising a convex lateral curve that extends from a most lateral edge of the cylindrical rim toward a distal end of the stem, and the first taper comprising a concave medial curve that extends from a most medial edge of the cylindrical rim toward the distal end of the stem, wherein the first taper is curved such that the distal end of the stem is offset laterally with respect to the central axis of the cylindrical rim,
wherein an anterior-posterior width at the distal portion is less than a medial-lateral width at the distal portion, and
wherein the shape of the stem is configured to load the metaphysis with a load greater than a load on the diaphysis.
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