Patent ID: 11957594
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of surgically implanting a reverse shoulder orthopaedic implant, the method comprising:
implanting a metaglene component in bone tissue of a glenoid surface of a scapula with a plurality of bone screws, the metaglene component having an elongated stem with a threaded bore formed therein; and
installing a glenosphere component having a bore formed therein over the metaglene component such that the metaglene component is at least partially received within the bore of the glenosphere component, wherein coupling the glenosphere component comprises inserting a tool through an installation hole formed in the glenosphere component to engage the tool with a drive socket defined in a retraining flange of a screw cap captured in the bore of the glenosphere component via a retaining ring and using the tool to thread a threaded shaft of the screw cap into the threaded bore of the metaglene component to secure the glenosphere component to the metaglene component such that a locking flange of the screw cap is positioned at least partially over a head of each of the plurality of bone screws.