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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Shoulder Innovations, Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventor:
Stephen B. Gunther, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Shoulder Innovations, LLC, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30112 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30113 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30118 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30153 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30574 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30606 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30609 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30822 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4033 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4051 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4631 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4635 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder.