Method of implanting a glenoid defect-filling component
US9248022B2 · kind B2 · utility
8Cited by
10References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/3092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orthopaedic shoulder prosthesis includes glenoid defect-filling component configured to be implanted within a defect in a glenoid of a patient. The glenoid defect-filling component includes a porous metallic body and a plurality of holes formed in the porous metallic body, the plurality of holes being arranged in a pattern to receive a number of pegs of a discrete polymer glenoid component.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.