Shoulder implant method
OwnerDaniel William Droinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus has a head, a neck, and a stem. The head is shaped to be insertable into an interval. The interval is formed using a reamed upper glenoid, a coracoid, and an acromion. The neck is in communication with the head. The neck is dimensioned to seat the head in the interval formed by the reamed upper glenoid, the coracoid, and the acromion. The stem is in communication with the neck. The stem is shaped to be insertable into a humerus.
Claims10
A method of replacing a shoulder of a patient with an implantable device, the implantable device comprising a bipolar head, neck, and stem, the method comprising:
- (a) accessing a first interval formed by the upper glenoid, the coracoid, and the acromion of the patient;
- (b) reaming at least a portion of the upper glenoid;
- (c) forming a second interval with the reamed upper glenoid, the coracoid, and the acromion, wherein the second interval is recessed more deeply into the shoulder region of the patient than the first interval;
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- (d) seating the bipolar head within the second interval.
A method of replacing a shoulder joint of a patient using an implantable device, the method comprising:
- (a) surgically accessing a shoulder joint;
- (b) removing at least a portion of the humerus;
- (c) removing at least a portion of the upper glenoid;
- (d) forming an interval with the upper glenoid, the coracoid, and the acromion;
- (e) inserting the implantable device into the interval such that at least a portion of the implantable device is in communication with the upper glenoid;
- wherein the shoulder joint has rotator cuff arthropathy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.