Metal back prosthetic glenoid component with cemented pegs and hollow metal cage screw
US7204854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/908
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic glenoid component for attachment to a glenoid surface of a scapula to replace a natural socket of a shoulder and to provide a bearing surface for a head portion of an arm bone or humerus. The glenoid component has a metal back with integrally formed attachment legs which are cemented into corresponding holes formed in the glenoid surface, and also has an opening for receiving a hollow metal cage which is screwed into the glenoid surface.
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