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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Philippe Hardy, Paris, FR;
Stéphane Naudin, Krailling, DE;
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/4612 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A glenoid implant has an anatomically formed body including of metal and/or plastic materials. It further has a contact surface adapted to extend the surface of a glenoid and to bear a humerus. In the implant body, there is at least one hole with a screw head seating area for holding the head of a screw, which may be screwed into a glenoid for fixedly attaching the glenoid implant.