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GLENOID ALIGNMENT TOOL

  • US 20110029088A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2010
  • Published: 02/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An orthopaedic alignment guide component for inserting a guide pin into a glenoid of a patient'"'"'s scapula, the glenoid having a glenoid surface, the scapula including an anterior surface, a posterior surface, a superior surface, and an inferior surface, the anterior surface of the scapula defining an anterior edge of the glenoid, the posterior surface of the scapula defining a posterior edge of the glenoid, the superior surface of the scapula defining a superior edge of the glenoid, and the inferior surface of the scapula defining an inferior edge of the glenoid, the orthopaedic alignment guide component comprising:

  • a guide body including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface that is contoured to abut the glenoid surface, an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a superior portion, and an inferior portion, the guide body defining a bore that extends through the guide body from the first surface to the second surface, the bore sized to receive the guide pin along a longitudinal axis; and

    a referencing arm that extends from the inferior portion of the guide body to contact the inferior surface of the scapula when the second surface of the guide body abuts the glenoid surface.

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