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US 11,229,523 B2Granted
Adjustable height arthroplasty plate
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsJason M Chavarria, Scott A Lubensky
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Abstract
An orthopaedic assembly. The orthopaedic assembly includes a first member adapted to be coupled to a bone and an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a threaded end and a tapered end. The assembly also includes an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered end of the adjustable connector assembly. The threaded end is adapted to engage the fixation plate.
Claims7
A method of shoulder arthroplasty, the method comprising:
- removing an end portion of a humerous;
- securing a fixation plate to a lateral surface of the humerous, the fixation plate being coupled to an adjustable connector assembly via a threaded end of the adjustable connector assembly received within a threaded bore on the fixation plate;
- coupling an articulation component to the adjustable connector assembly;
- adjusting a length of the adjustable connector assembly by threading the threaded end into or out of the threaded bore of the fixation plate wherein to adjust a distance between the fixation plate and the articulation component;
- inserting an assembly screw through the locking screw and into the articulation component, and
- locking the position of the adjustable connector assembly.
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A method of shoulder arthroplasty, the method comprising:
- removing an end portion of a humerous;
- securing a fixation plate to a lateral surface of the humerous, the fixation plate being coupled to an adjustable connector assembly;
- coupling an articulation component to the adjustable connector assembly;
- adjusting a length of the adjustable connector assembly wherein to adjust a distance between the fixation plate and the articulation component;
- locking the position of the adjustable connector assembly;
- and
- inserting an assembly screw through a locking screw and the adjustable connector assembly and into the articulation component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.