Shoulder implant assembly
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorKevin T Stone
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Abstract
An implant assembly and associated method for selectively performing reverse and traditional arthroplasty for a shoulder joint that includes a humerus and a glenoid. The implant assembly may include a head, a cup, a humeral stem and an adapter. The method includes inserting the humeral stem to the humerus and connecting a male taper of the adapter to a female taper of the head. For reverse arthroplasty, the method includes attaching the adapter to the glenoid and the cup to the stem. For traditional arthroplasty, the method includes attaching the adapter to the humeral stem and the cup to the glenoid. The method also includes articulating the head with the cup.
Claims7
A method for selectively performing reverse and traditional arthroplasty for a shoulder joint that includes a humerus and a glenoid, the method comprising:
- providing a head, a cup and a humeral stem;
- providing a humeral adapter for attaching the head to the humeral stem in traditional arthroplasty;
- providing a glenoid adapter for attaching the head to the glenoid in reverse arthroplasty;
- selecting one of the humeral and glenoid adapters;
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- performing the corresponding arthroplasty utilizing the head, the cup, the humeral stem and the selected adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.