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US 2016/0095709 A1Published application
Glenoid extension block
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Hardy, Stéphane Naudin
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Abstract
A glenoid implant has an anatomically formed body including of metal and/or plastic materials. It further has a contact surface adapted to extend the surface of a glenoid and to bear a humerus. In the implant body, there is at least one hole with a screw head seating area for holding the head of a screw, which may be screwed into a glenoid for fixedly attaching the glenoid implant.
Claims4
A method of repairing a fractured or degenerated anterior glenoid by implanting the glenoid implant of claim 1, comprising the steps of:
- (a) removing fractured particles from the glenoid or, in the case of a degenerated glenoid, refreshing the bone to implant contact surface;
- (b) generating a mounting surface at the glenoid;
- (c) selecting the glenoid implant having an appropriate size;
- (d) positioning the selected glenoid implant at the glenoid;
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- (e) advancing screws through the glenoid implant into the glenoid to secure the glenoid implant onto the glenoid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.