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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Nicolas R. Neichel, Le Sappey en Chartreuse, FR;
Benoit Le Negaret, Grenoble, FR;
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for making a glenoid guide that includes obtaining scapula surface profile information of a specific patient, providing a manufacturing plan for making the glenoid guide having at least one patient specific contact surface configured to contact a portion of the glenoid rim or glenoid surface and for making the guide having a rotation control feature forming member, and adapting the manufacturing plan to specify the location of the rotation control forming feature relative to a portion of the glenoid determined to benefit from augmentation based on the surface profile information.