Patent ID: 11883040
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for fabricating a glenoid template for a reverse shoulder implant procedure, the method comprising:
providing software to allow a user to appropriately position a glenoid component of a reverse shoulder implant assembly;
receiving a scan of a glenoid cavity of a patient's scapula including patient specific anatomy of the glenoid cavity;
virtually enabling the glenoid component to be positioned on the scan of the glenoid cavity so that the glenoid component avoids inserting a locking screw through the patient's scapula; and
fabricating the glenoid template based upon the positioning of the glenoid component, the glenoid template being arranged and configured to receive a guide wire at a pre-operatively determined location to assist a surgeon during the reverse shoulder implant procedure.