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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Sarah M Anthony, Leesburg, IN (US);
Kyle E Lappin, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Joseph P Iannotti, Strongsville, OH (US);
Gerald R Williams, Villanova, PA (US);
Michael A Wirth, San Antonio, TX (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for retraction useable in joint arthroplasty. The method includes using a joint retractor having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first portion and a second portion and the second arm having a first portion and a second portion. The retractor is inserted into a surgical opening of a patient's shoulder joint. The second portion of the first arm is placed against the coracoid process and the second portion of the second arm is placed against the resected humerus. The first portions of the first and second arms are hung over the resected tissue to allow exposure of the glenoid.