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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Tornier, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, FR;
Inventors:
Willy Vivanz, Crolles, FR;
Jean-Emmanuel Cardon, Domene, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4612 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/30721 (2013.01); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30113 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30617 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30718 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30845 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30962 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4663 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical shoulder articulation replacement method is provided. The method can include providing a humeral implant having a hollow stem. The hollow stem can be provided with a sharp distal edge. The method can include impacting the humeral implant in a cancellous bone of a humeral head of a patient, with the sharp distal edge cutting the cancellous bone in the process.