PATIENT SPECIFIC GLENOID GUIDE
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Abstract
A patient-specific guide tool for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a shoulder prosthetic device is disclosed. The guide tool includes a guide portion that includes a guide surface. The guide surface is configured to guide movement of the object toward the glenoid face. Furthermore, the guide tool includes a patient-specific portion that is operably coupled to the glenoid portion. The patient-specific portion includes at least one patient-specific surface that is three-dimensionally contoured and that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the scapula to thereby position the guide surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face.
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40 Claims
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21. A patient-specific guide for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a prosthetic device, the guide tool comprising:
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a patient-specific portion having at least one patient-specific surface that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the glenoid face to position the at least one patient-specific surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face; and a first tube and a second tube projecting from the patient-specific portion opposite the at least one patient-specific surface, the first tube and the second tube disposed at an angle from one another and each of the first tube and the second tube is configured to act as a guide surface for guiding at least one of a drill bit and a referencing object through to the patient-specific portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A patient-specific guide for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a prosthetic device, the guide tool comprising:
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a patient-specific portion having at least one patient-specific surface that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the glenoid face to position the at least one patient-specific surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face; and a first tube and a second tube projecting longitudinally from the patient-specific portion opposite the at least one patient-specific surface, the first tube defining a first opening that extends longitudinally along a length of the first tube from an end thereof to the patient-specific portion, the second tube defining a second opening that extends longitudinally along a length of the second tube from an end thereof to the patient-specific portion, the first opening and second opening allowing access for at least one of a drill bit and referencing object to the glenoid face through the patient-specific portion; wherein the at least one patient-specific surface is configured to nest and closely conform to the corresponding surface of the glenoid face to locate at least one of the first and second openings in a predetermined manner relative to the glenoid face. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A patient-specific guide for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a prosthetic device, the guide tool comprising:
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a patient-specific portion having at least one patient-specific surface that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the glenoid face to position the at least one patient-specific surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face; and a first tube and a second tube projecting from the patient-specific portion opposite the at least one patient-specific surface, the first tube is configured to act as a first guide surface for guiding at least one of a drill bit and a referencing object through a first opening to the glenoid face, the second tube is configured to act as a second guide surface for guiding at least one of the drill bit and the referencing object through a second opening to the glenoid face; wherein the at least one patient-specific surface is configured to nest and closely conform to the corresponding surface of the glenoid face to locate the first opening in a predetermined manner relative to the glenoid face for use during a normal shoulder implantation procedure and to locate the second opening in a predetermined manner relative to the glenoid face for use during a reverse shoulder implantation procedure. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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