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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Imperial Innovations Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Amis, London, GB;
Diogo Geraldes, London, GB;
Roger John Hart Emery, London, GB;
Ulrich N. Hansen, London, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Innovations Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61F 2002/3069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30881 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic glenoid component () comprising a concave external bearing surface (), a glenoid-contacting surface () opposite to the bearing surface, and a plurality of fixation elements () protruding from said glenoid-contacting surface () oppositely to said bearing surface () for location into a peripheral portion () of a glenoid cavity () to secure the component to the scapula (), wherein a central portion () of the glenoid-contacting surface () is free of fixation elements so as to preserve the integrity of the glenoid vault.