Drill guide for use in a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component
US9585769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed.
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