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Circular glenoid method for shoulder arthroplasty

US8764836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Lieven De Wilde · Gent, BE
Kyle E. Lappin · Fort Wayne, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2011
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/4633
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of shoulder arthroplasty in one embodiment includes accessing a scapula, identifying an inferior glenoid circle center of the scapula, preparing a glenoid fossa of the scapula to receive a prosthesis, selecting a glenoid component, and implanting the selected glenoid component based upon the identified inferior glenoid circle center in the prepared glenoid fossa.

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