Robotic shoulder fracture management
US11980549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00359
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of repairing a fractured bone may include implanting a prosthetic stem into an intramedullary canal of the fractured bone. First and second bone segments of the fractured bone may be robotically machined to include first and second implant-facing surfaces that are substantially negatives of first and second surface portions of the first end of the prosthetic stem. The first and second tuberosities may be machined so that the first and second bone segments have first and second interlocking surfaces shaped to interlock with each other. During implantation, the first and second implant-facing surfaces are in contact with the first and second surface portions of the first end of the prosthetic stem, and the first interlocking surface interlocks with the second interlocking surface.
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