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US 2012/0239155 A1Published application
Circular glenoid method for shoulder arthroplasty
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorsLieven De Wilde, Kyle Lappin
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Abstract
A method of shoulder arthroplasty in one embodiment includes accessing a scapula, identifying an inferior glenoid circle center of the scapula, preparing a glenoid fossa of the scapula to receive a prosthesis, selecting a glenoid component, and implanting the selected glenoid component based upon the identified inferior glenoid circle center in the prepared glenoid fossa.
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A method of implanting a glenoid component comprising:
- accessing a scapula;
- identifying an inferior glenoid circle center of the scapula;
- preparing a glenoid fossa of the scapula to receive a prosthesis;
- selecting a glenoid component;
- and
- implanting the selected glenoid component based upon the identified inferior glenoid circle center in the prepared glenoid fossa.
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A method of implanting a glenoid component comprising:
- obtaining an image of a scapula;
- identifying an inferior glenoid circle center of the scapula based upon the image;
- selecting a glenoid component;
- preparing a glenoid fossa of the scapula to receive a prosthesis;
- and
- implanting the selected glenoid component in the prepared glenoid fossa based upon the identified inferior glenoid circle center.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.