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Glenoid component for shoulder arthroplasty

US7604665B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joseph P. Iannotti · Strongsville, US
Kimerly A. Powell · Lake Forest Park, US
Gerald Williams · Philadelphia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2006
Grant date	Oct 20, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A glenoid component apparatus for shoulder arthroplasty includes a bearing portion and a stem portion connected to the bearing portion. The stem portion is modeled from a normalized glenoid vault morphology. A method for making a glenoid component for shoulder arthroplasty includes obtaining a model of a normalized glenoid vault morphology and producing a stem portion of the glenoid component based on the model.

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