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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
William Van Kampen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Steve Dunstan, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jean-Sebastien Merette, Mont-St-Hiliare, CA;
Anselm Jakob Neurohr, Montreal, CA;
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems include a patient specific instrument for installing a glenosphere within a joint. For example, a method for implanting a glenosphere includes installing first and second pins in a glenoid cavity using a patient specific instrument that sets a distance between the guide pins, installing an implant at the location of the second guide pin, and guiding a glenosphere onto the implant using a helper connected to the first pin. In another example, a glenosphere helper includes a cup shaped body having an interior surface for engaging at least a portion of an outer surface of the glenosphere, and a flange extending from the cup to receive a guide pin at a point, the flange extending from the cup shaped body such that the point is positioned outside a periphery of the glenosphere.