Glenoid vault fixation

US9439768B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• IMDS LLC · US
• The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · US

Inventors

• Joseph P. Iannotti · Strongsville, US
• Gerald Williams · Philadelphia, US
• Dinesh Koka · Memphis, US
• Michael Chad Hollis · Collierville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 27, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 13, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/4641
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A joint prosthesis system, specifically a shoulder prosthesis, for shoulder replacement, revision and repair. The implants provide fixation into the best bone available to a surgeon. The implants are used in a superior-inferior and anterior-posterior construct forming a type of cross or X-shape. The implants allow for interchangeability of the articulating component as well as rotational orientation. The systems will allow for augments to accommodate bone loss. The implants may allow for additional security using screws or anchors inserted into the scapula.