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US 2013/0296867 A1Published application
Oscillating rasp for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsJason M. Chavarria, Matthew T. Stone
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Abstract
Oscillating rasps for the surgical preparation of the bone prior to the implantation of a glenoid or acetabular component with complex geometry are disclosed. Surgical methods for the use of such oscillating rasps are also disclosed.
Claims11
A method of surgically implanting a glenoid component into the glenoid of a patient, comprising:
- securing a rasp guide into the glenoid of the patient,
- oscillating a surgical rasp over the rasp guide so as to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity shaped to receive the glenoid component, and
- implanting the glenoid component in the cavity.
A method of surgically implanting a glenoid component into the glenoid of a patient, comprising:
- oscillating a surgical rasp with a depth stop of the rasp in contact with an anterior glenoid surface so as to abrade bone tissue from a posterior glenoid surface to form a cavity shaped to receive the glenoid component, and
- implanting the glenoid component in the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.