Procedure for the treatment of cuff tear arthropathy
US9510839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0033
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical procedure for use in connection with a patient suffering from cuff tear arthropathy is disclosed. The medial procedure includes securing a prosthetic head component having a glenoid-bearing portion and an acromion-bearing portion to a humerus of a patient so that the glenoid-bearing portion is positioned in bearing contact with a glenoid surface of a scapula of the patient. The method further includes abducting the humerus so as to move the acromion-bearing portion of the prosthetic head component into direct contact with an acromion of the patient.
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