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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Kyle E. Lappin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jason M. Chavarria, Warsaw, IN (US);
Patrick G. McElhaney, Jr., Juniper, FL (US);
David M. Warlop, Warsaw, IN (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for removing an implanted glenoid component from the glenoid of a patient includes a protective cannula and a flexible wire saw. The flexible wire saw is positioned in the protective cannula such that both ends of the flexible wire saw extend out of one end of the protective cannula, with a portion of the middle section of the wire saw forming a loop that extends out of the other end of the protective cannula. Surgical methods for the use of such a surgical instrument are also disclosed.