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US 2017/0360569 A1Published application
Partial joint resurfacing
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsMarc Stoll, Nick J.T. Metcalfe
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Abstract
A method of resurfacing a glenoid according to an according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes resurfacing a first section of a glenoid surface with and implant while leaving a second section of the glenoid surface uncovered by the implant.
Claims21
A method of resurfacing a glenoid, comprising:
- resurfacing a first section of a glenoid surface with an implant;
- leaving a second section of the glenoid surface uncovered by the implant;
- positioning a humerus proximate to the implant, such that the humerus articulates with both the implant and the second surface.
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A method of resurfacing a glenoid, comprising:
- fixating an implant to a glenoid, the glenoid comprising first and second concave surfaces, wherein the implant is fixated to only cover one of the first and second concave surfaces;
- and
- positioning a humerus proximate to the implant to articulate with the implant and the other of the first and second concave surfaces.
An implant for resurfacing a joint comprising:
- an articulating surface component;
- and
- a baseplate component configured to receive the articulating surface component and including a plurality of removable scores for customizing a size of the baseplate component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.