Method and apparatus for performing a less invasive shoulder procedure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9119643-B2
Application number	US-201213707636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Priority date	Mar 31, 2005
Publication date	Sep 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 1, 2015

Abstract

A method and apparatus of performing a procedure relative to the glenohumeral joint. Resection of the glenoid and/or the humerus can proceed through an incision formed near the glenohumeral joint. The incision can be formed generally near a superior-lateral portion near the glenohumeral joint and allow less invasive access to the glenohumeral joint and the portions that form the glenohumeral joint. The procedure can be performed with no or little detaching of the subscapularis, and with no or little dislocating of the glenohumeral joint.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A humeral head resection guide, comprising:
a resection guide member defining a guide surface;
a first positioning member interconnected with said resection guide member;
a second positioning member interconnected with said first positioning member, said second positioning member including a rod attachment portion having a first plurality of version bores extending in a first direction, the rod attachment portion configured to receive a rod extending in…

Assignees

• Biomet Mfg Llc

Inventors

• Winslow Nathan A
• Schwartz Paul E

Classifications

• A61B17/1739 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/1778

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/15

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/1778

  Human Necessities · mapped topic