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Drill guide for use in a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component

US10524931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Scott A. Lubensky · Winona Lake, US
Sarah M. Anthony · Leesburg, US
Jeremiah M. Lewis · Leesburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/4681
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed.

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