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Reciprocating rasps for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure

  • US 9,186,158 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2013
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of surgically implanting a glenoid component into a glenoid of a patient, comprising:

  • inserting a guide pin into bone tissue of the glenoid of the patient,advancing a reciprocating surgical rasp over the guide pin along a longitudinal axis, wherein the surgical rasp includes a cutting head having a cutting surface formed on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a depth stop formed on a second side of the longitudinal axis opposite the first side, such that the cutting head is asymmetrical,reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade only a portion of the bone tissue of the glenoid to form a stepped surface to receive the glenoid component, andimplanting the glenoid component across the stepped surface.

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