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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Markus Rauscher, Steckborn, CH;
Michele Amiri, Winterthur, CH;
Inventors:
Markus Rauscher, Steckborn, CH;
Michele Amiri, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopaedic alignment guide component is provided for preparing a patient's bone socket, such as the glenoid of the patient's scapula, to receive a prosthetic glenoid component. The orthopaedic alignment guide component includes a guide body for inserting a guide pin into the patient's scapula and an inferior referencing arm for referencing an inferior surface of the patient's scapula.