Granted Patent B2

US 12,329,659 · App. 18/454,203 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Pierric Deransart (Saint Martin d'uriage, FR); William J. Slone (Silver Lake, IN); Robert J. Ball (West Olive, MI); Gilles Walch (Lyons, FR); Pascal Boileau (Nice, FR); George S. Athwal (London, CA); Jon J. P. Warner (Weston, IA); Robert Z. Tashjian (Salt Lake City, UT); Jay D. Keener (St. Louis, MO)

Assignee: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.

A61F2/4612A61B17/1684A61B17/1778A61F2/30749A61F2/4081A61B2017/564A61F2002/4633

Abstract

Claims (5)

1. A screw trajectory guide for use in a shoulder procedure, the screw trajectory guide comprising: a guide body having a first surface shaped to mate with a glenoid baseplate, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of third surfaces recessed from the second surface and disposed between the first and second surfaces, the guide body including a plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface and shaped to be inserted into corresponding apertures of the glenoid baseplate;

the guide body including a plurality of channels, each channel extending from one of the plurality of third surfaces through a corresponding one of the plurality of protrusions to a distal end of the protrusion; wherein the third surfaces are oriented substantially parallel to the second surface, whereby when a drill is being advanced through one of the channels, the third surface associated with that channel comes into contact with a widened portion of the drill and stops the drill from being inserted farther into the channel than intended; and a guide channel formed through the guide body and extending from the first surface to the second surface; wherein the guide channel is internally tapered such that a secure connection can be provided between the guide and a correspondingly tapered component of the glenoid baseplate that is received within the guide channel.

2. The guide of claim 1 , wherein the guide channel receives a guide pin therethrough.

3. The guide of claim 2 , further comprising a slot formed through the guide body, wherein the slot extends from the guide channel to an outer periphery of the guide body and extending from the first surface to the second surface.

4. The guide of claim 1 , wherein the third surface associated with at least one of the channels is disposed at an elevation that is prescribed for a patient to control a depth of a peripheral screw hole being formed in the patient's scapula through the channel.

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