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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Christopher P. Roche, Gainesville, FL (US);
Cary M. Mauldin, Lake City, FL (US);
Pierre Flurin, Bordeaux-Merignac, FR;
Thomas Wright, Gainesville, FL (US);
Joseph Zuckerman, New York, NY (US);
Christopher P. Roche, Gainesville, FL (US);
Cary M. Mauldin, Lake City, FL (US);
Pierre Flurin, Bordeaux-Merignac, FR;
Thomas Wright, Gainesville, FL (US);
Joseph Zuckerman, New York, NY (US);
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (e.g., reverse total shoulder arthroplasty). In one specific example, a glenoid component used to resurface the scapula may be provided. Of note, unlike traditional total shoulder arthroplasty the glenoid component in a reverse shoulder is convex rather than concave; it acts as a physical stop to prevent the superior migration of the humeral head—a typical occurrence in patients suffering from rotator cuff tear arthropathy (CTA).