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US 12,310,857 · App. 17/379,894 · Granted May 27, 2025

Total shoulder prosthesis having inset glenoid implant convertible from anatomic to reverse

Inventor: Robert J. Ball (Holland, MI)
Assignee: Shoulder Innovations, Inc.
A61F2/4081A61B17/1778A61F2/30767A61F2002/302A61F2002/30331A61F2002/30367A61F2002/305A61F2002/30607A61F2002/3069A61F2002/30878A61F2002/30901A61F2/4059A61F2002/4085A61F2/4612A61F2310/00011
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Patent No.
US 12,310,857
App. No.
17/379,894
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are prosthesis systems and methods that provide ways by which the articulating surfaces of the implant can be exchanged such that the anatomic surfaces can be converted to reverse surfaces, while not exchanging the fixation components. Also disclosed herein are methods by which the surgeon can implant an inset anatomic articulating glenoid implant whereby at a later date, can remove the anatomic articulating surface and replace it with a reverse articulating surface such that the primary means of fixation remains well fixed in the glenoid fossa at the moment of articular exchange.

Claims (20)

1. A shoulder implant configured for implantation within a glenoid of a patient, the shoulder implant comprising:

a cylindrical section having a central axis and comprising an articulating surface adapted to articulate with a complimentary component;

a fixation ring positioned medial to the cylindrical section and disposed concentrically on the central axis, the fixation ring having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the cylindrical section, and an inner diameter defining a continuous circular opening at the medial end of the fixation ring, wherein a peripheral edge of the fixation ring comprises a groove; and

a fixation element configured to contact bone of the patient and extending medially with respect to the fixation ring, disposed concentrically on the central axis, and having a cylindrical shape and an outer diameter located within the medial end of the fixation ring that is smaller than the inner diameter of the fixation ring to form a gap between an outside surface of the fixation element and an inside surface of the fixation ring at the medial end of the fixation ring, the fixation element comprising a circumferential channel extending about a circumference of the fixation element from the peripheral edge of the fixation element towards the central axis.

2. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical section is made of polyethylene.

3. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the fixation element comprises a post or a peg.

4. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the fixation element comprises one or more fins.

5. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the fixation element is coaxially aligned with a central axis of the shoulder implant.

6. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the groove is configured to house a snap ring.

7. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the outer diameter of the fixation ring is 5-50% less than the outer diameter of the cylindrical section.

8. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the fixation ring comprises a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge comprising a plurality of spaced apart radially inward indents.

9. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder implant is configured to be inset when implanted.

10. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the articulating surface is concave.

11. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the articulating surface is convex.

12. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical section, the fixation ring, and the fixation element each have a cylindrical shape.

13. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical section, the fixation ring, and the fixation element are coaxially aligned.

14. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , further comprising an osteoinductive or osteoconductive surface.

15. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein the fixation element is configured to facilitate bone ingrowth.

16. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fixation element is greater than a thickness of the fixation ring.

17. The shoulder implant of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fixation element is greater than a thickness of the cylindrical section.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: TRINITY CAPITAL INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 075129/0510 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: BALL, ROBERT J.
To: SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070137/0355 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2023
From: SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, INC.
To: TRINITY CAPITAL INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064528/0621 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15952063 · Apr 12, 2018
Provisional Application 62485839 · Apr 14, 2017
Related Publication 20210338446A1 · Nov 4, 2021
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