Glenoid implant

US11033400B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11033400-B2
Application numberUS-201916255274-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 23, 2019
Priority dateAug 14, 2014
Publication dateJun 15, 2021
Grant dateJun 15, 2021

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Abstract

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A glenoid implant is provided and may include a body portion and a stem portion. The stem portion may extend from the body portion along a longitudinal axis. The body portion may include an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side. At least a portion of the bone-engaging side may be disposed at a non-parallel angle relative to at least a peripheral edge of the articulation side.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A glenoid implant, comprising: a body portion including an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side, the articular side including an articular side peripheral edge, the bone-engaging side including a bone-engaging surface that is angled with respect to the articular side peripheral edge; and a stem portion extending from the bone-engaging side of the body portion along a longitudinal axis, the body portion further including a body peripheral surface that fully extends around an exterior of the body portion between the articular side and the bone-engaging side, the body peripheral surface being tapered inwardly toward the longitudinal axis from the articular side to the bone-engaging side. 2. The glenoid implant of claim 1 , wherein the articular side peripheral edge defines a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. 3. The glenoid implant of claim 2 , wherein the bone-engaging surface includes a bone-engaging surface peripheral edge defining a second plane that is angled with respect to the plane defined by the articular side peripheral edge. 4. The glenoid implant of claim 3 , wherein an angle formed between the plane and the second plane is between zero degrees and thirty degrees, non-inclusive. 5. The glenoid implant of claim 1 , wherein the bone-engaging surface is convex. 6. The glenoid implant of claim 1 , wherein the bone-engaging surface is spherical. 7. The glenoid implant of claim 1 , wherein the body portion defines a plurality of apertures that extend through the body portion from the articular side to the bone-engaging side. 8. The glenoid implant of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of apertures includes exactly four apertures that are equally spaced about the longitudinal axis. 9. The glenoid implant of claim 7 , wherein each aperture extends along a respective aperture axis, each aperture axis being angled with respect to the longitudinal axis. 10. The glenoid implant of claim 9 , wherein each aperture axis is angled such that the aperture axis is located a first distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the articular side, the aperture axis is located at a second distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the bone-engaging side, and the first distance is less than the second distance. 11. The glenoid implant of claim 9 , wherein each aperture axis is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis at a same angle. 12. The glenoid implant of claim 9 , wherein a portion of each aperture is internally threaded, each threaded portion being surrounded by unthreaded portions that extend to the articular side and to the bone-engaging side, respectively. 13. The glenoid implant of claim 1 , wherein: the stem portion includes a proximal portion extending from the bone-engaging side, the proximal portion being cylindrical and coaxial with the longitudinal axis, an outer diameter of the proximal portion having a first diameter value, the stem portion includes a distal portion extending from the proximal portion, the distal portion being cylindrical and coaxial with the longitudinal axis, an outer diameter of the distal portion having a second diameter value that is less than the first diameter value. 14. A glenoid implant, comprising: a body portion including an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side, the articular side including an articular side peripheral edge, the bone-engaging side including a bone-engaging surface that is convex, spherical, and angled with respect to the articular side peripheral edge; and a stem portion extending from the bone-engaging side of the body portion along a longitudinal axis; the body portion defining a plurality of apertures that extend through the body portion from the articular side to the bone-engaging side and are equally spaced about the longitudinal axis, each aperture extending along a respective aperture axis, each aperture axis being angled with respect to the longitudinal axis such that the aperture axis is located a first distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the articular side, the aperture axis is located at a second distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the bone-engaging side, and the first distance is less than the second distance, the body portion further including a body peripheral surface that fully extends around an exterior of the body portion between the articular side and the bone-engaging side, the body peripheral surface being tapered inwardly toward the longitudinal axis from the articular side to the bone-engaging side. 15. The glenoid implant of claim 14 , wherein each aperture axis is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis at a same angle. 16. A glenoid implant, comprising: a body portion including an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side, the articular side including an articular side peripheral edge, the bone-engaging side including a bone-engaging surface that is convex, spherical, and angled with respect to the articular side peripheral edge; and a stem portion extending from the bone-engaging side of the body portion along a longitudinal axis; wherein: the articular side peripheral edge defines a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; the bone-engaging surface includes a bone-engaging surface peripheral edge defining a second plane that is angled with respect to the plane defined by the articular side peripheral edge; an angle formed between the plane and the second plane is between zero degrees and thirty degrees, non-inclusive; body portion further including a cylindrical body peripheral surface that fully extends around an exterior of the body portion between the articular side and the bone-engaging side; the body peripheral surface is tapered inwardly toward the longitudinal axis from the articular side to the hone-engaging side; the body portion defines a plurality of apertures that extend through the body portion from the articular side to the bone-engaging side, each aperture extending along a respective aperture axis, each aperture axis being angled with respect to the longitudinal axis such that the aperture axis is located a first distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the articular side, the aperture axis is located at a second distance from the longitudinal axis distal to the bone-engaging side, and the first distance is less than the second distance; a portion of each aperture is internally threaded, each threaded portion being surrounded by unthreaded portions that extend to the articular side and to the bone-engaging side, respectively. 17. The glenoid implant of claim 16 , wherein: the stem portion includes a proximal portion extending from the bone-engaging side, the proximal portion being cylindrical and coaxial with the longitudinal axis, an outer diameter of the proximal portion having a first diameter value, the stem portion includes a distal portion extending from the proximal portion, the distal portion being cylindrical and coaxial with the longitudinal axis, an outer diameter of the distal portion having a second diameter value that is less than the first diameter value.

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Classifications

  • Limited lateral translation of the protrusion within a larger recess · CPC title

  • A61F2/4081Primary

    Glenoid components, e.g. cups · CPC title

  • Fixation appliances for connecting prostheses to the body · CPC title

  • made by longitudinally pushing a protrusion into a complementarily-shaped recess, e.g. held by friction fit · CPC title

  • Circumferential ribs, flanges or fins · CPC title

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What does patent US11033400B2 cover?
A glenoid implant is provided and may include a body portion and a stem portion. The stem portion may extend from the body portion along a longitudinal axis. The body portion may include an articular side and a bone-engaging side opposite the articular side. At least a portion of the bone-engaging side may be disposed at a non-parallel angle relative to at least a peripheral edge of the articul…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Biomet Mfg Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F2/4081. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 15 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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