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US 9,066,806 B2Granted
Glenoid implant
AssigneeZimmer, Inc.
InventorJames P. Phipps
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a base plate. A glenosphere can be configured to be mountable to the base plate. The glenosphere can be adapted to operate with a complementary humeral component. The base plate can include a removable taper member on a side of the base plate facing the glenosphere. The taper member can be configured to mount the glenosphere to the base plate.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a base plate having a first side configured to attach to a glenoid and a second side, and having an integral attachment post extending away from the second side;
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- a glenosphere configured to be mountable to the base plate, the glenosphere adapted to operate with a complementary humeral component;
- a removable taper member adapted to being mounted over the attachment post and un-mounted from the attachment post;
- wherein the base plate includes the removable taper member on the second side of the base plate and facing the glenosphere, the taper member configured to mount the glenosphere to the base plate.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base plate configured to be mounted to a body, the base plate including a first side having a porous metallic surface configured to be mounted to a glenoid and a second side having an integral attachment post extending away from the second side, the base plate further including one or more holes to respectively receive one or more screws to attach the base plate to a body;
- a removable taper member adapted to being mounted over the attachment post and un-mounted from the attachment post;
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- a glenosphere mounted to the taper member, the glenosphere adapted to operate with a complementary humeral component mounted to a stem.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.