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Glenoidal component, set of such components and shoulder prosthesis incorporating such a glenoidal component

US8303665B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2005
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This glenoidal component for a shoulder prosthesis comprises a base which may be immobilized on the glenoid cavity of a shoulder, and an element provided to be mounted on this base and forming a convex surface of articulation centered on an axis of symmetry. This axis of symmetry is non-perpendicular to a rear face of the base intended to abut against the glenoid cavity, this making it possible to compensate a defect in parallelism between the resectioned surface of the glenoid cavity and the axis of the patient's spinal column. A surgeon can select the component most adapted to the orientation of the resectioned surface from a set of components in which the axes of symmetry of the components are oriented differently with respect to their rear faces.

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