Patent ID: 11903839
Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A method of implanting a shoulder prosthetic implant in a scapula of a patient, comprising:
reaming a glenoid of a scapula such that a surface of the glenoid is complementary to a distal bearing surface of a baseplate of a prosthetic shoulder implant;
drilling a hole into the glenoid to receive a post that protrudes from the distal bearing surface of the baseplate;
disposing the post of the baseplate into the glenoid through the drilled hole;
securing a plurality of peripheral bone screws into the glenoid through one or more screw holes defined in the baseplate;
laterally inserting a removable bone screw into a throughbore defined in the baseplate such that a collet portion of the bone screw is seated within the throughbore, wherein the throughbore extends along a proximal-distal axis of the baseplate of the post;
securing a distal threaded portion of the bone screw into the glenoid through an opening at a distal end of the post of the baseplate; and
securing a first prosthetic component of the prosthetic shoulder implant onto a proximal bearing surface of the baseplate such that a coupling element protruding from a distal bearing surface of the first prosthetic component is secured to the collet within the throughbore of the baseplate.