IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,559,403
Granted Patent B2
US 11,559,403 · App. 17/324,555 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Modular augment component

Inventor: Clinton E. Kehres (Warsaw, IN)
Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
A61F2/30734A61F2/4081A61F2002/3092A61F2002/30736A61F2002/30881
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Patent No.
US 11,559,403
App. No.
17/324,555
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a central augment. The central augment can include a body and a protrusion. The body can include a first curved surface shaped to interface with a central portion of a bone and a second surface opposite the first curved surface and defining a recess sized to receive a portion of a prosthetic component. The protrusion can extend from the second surface within the recess.

Claims (37)

1. A method for implanting a glenoid component, the method comprising:

reaming a central portion of a glenoid;

providing the glenoid component;

providing a central augment comprising a body including a glenoid engagement surface having a continuous hemispherical shape sized and configured to interface with the central portion of the reamed glenoid and a second curved surface opposite the glenoid engagement surface defining a recess sized and shaped to receive a boss of the glenoid component; a protrusion extending from the second curved surface within the recess, the protrusion including an externally threaded surface operable to be received within an internally threaded bore formed within the boss of the glenoid component; and a post extending from the glenoid engagement surface, the post sized to be received in a bore formed in the central portion of the glenoid, wherein the body, the protrusion, and the post are monolithic;

implanting the central augment into the central portion of the glenoid; and

implanting the glenoid component into the glenoid, the glenoid component coupled to the central augment via the protrusion and the internally threaded bore formed in the boss.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the central augment from a plurality of central augments, each of the plurality of central augments sized to complement a different sized central defect.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the central augment is patient specific.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein implanting the central augment and the glenoid component occur simultaneously.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising screwing the post into the bore of the boss of the glenoid component.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the central augment is press fitted with the glenoid component.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising drilling a pilot hole while reaming the central portion of the glenoid.

8. A method for replacing a glenoid component, the method comprising:

reaming a central portion of a glenoid;

providing the glenoid component comprising an articulation surface, a glenoid engaging surface opposite the articulation surface, and a boss extending from the glenoid engaging surface, the boss defining a bore having an internal thread;

providing a monolithic modular augment comprising a first outer surface having a continuous hemispherical shape, a second internal surface opposite the first outer surface and defining a recess sized to receive the boss, and a post, the first outer surface forming a dome and shaped to interface with a reamed portion of a glenoid, the post extending from the first outer surface and sized to be received in a bore created in the glenoid, and a protrusion extending from the second internal surface and having an externally thread sized to be received within the bore and engage the internal thread of the boss;

implanting the monolithic modular augment into the central portion of the glenoid; and

implanting the glenoid component into the glenoid, the glenoid component coupled to the monolithic modular augment via the protrusion and the internally threaded bore formed in the boss.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising selecting the monolithic modular augment from a plurality of monolithic modular augments, each of the plurality of monolithic modular augments sized to complement a different sized central defect.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising selecting the glenoid component from a plurality of glenoid components, each of the plurality of glenoid components sized to complement a different sized glenoid.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising assembling the monolithic modular augment and the glenoid component so that implanting the modular augment and the glenoid component occur simultaneously.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein assembling the monolithic modular augment and the glenoid component comprises screwing the post into the bore of the boss.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein assembling the monolithic modular augment and the glenoid component comprises press fitting the post into the bore of the boss.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising drilling a pilot hole while reaming the central portion of the glenoid using a reamer with a pilot bit.

15. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

selecting the monolithic modular augment from a plurality of monolithic modular augments, each of the plurality of monolithic modular augments sized to complement a different sized central defect; and

selecting the glenoid component from a plurality of glenoid components, each of the plurality of glenoid components sized to complement a different sized glenoid.

16. A method for replacing a glenoid component, the method comprising:

reaming a central portion of a glenoid;

providing the glenoid component;

providing a central augment comprising a body including a glenoid engagement surface having a continuous hemispherical shape sized and configured to interface with the central portion of the reamed glenoid and a second curved surface opposite the glenoid engagement surface defining a recess sized and shaped to receive a boss of the glenoid component; a protrusion extending from the second curved surface within the recess, the protrusion including an externally threaded surface operable to be received within an internally threaded bore formed within the boss of the glenoid component; and a post extending from the glenoid engagement surface, the post sized to be received in a bore formed in the central portion of the glenoid, wherein the body, the protrusion, and the post are monolithic;

assembling the central augment and the glenoid component to form a single component; and

implanting the central augment into the central portion of the glenoid and the glenoid component into the glenoid.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein assembling the central augment and the glenoid component includes press fitting the post into the bore of the boss.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein assembling the central augment and the glenoid component includes screwing the post into the bore of the boss.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising drilling a pilot hole prior to reaming the central portion of the glenoid.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising drilling a pilot hole while reaming the central portion of the glenoid using a reamer with a pilot bit.

Continuity (3)
Division 16475215
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