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

Claim 26:
27. A method for fabricating a glenoid template for a reverse shoulder implant procedure, the method comprising:
obtaining a scan of a glenoid cavity of a patient's scapula to identify patient specific anatomy of the glenoid cavity;
determining a position of a glenoid component of a reverse shoulder implant assembly based on the scan;
deriving the glenoid template based upon the scan of the glenoid cavity and the determined position of the glenoid component; and
fabricating the glenoid template, the glenoid template including an opening to receive a guide, the guide being arranged and configured to receive a guide wire therethrough, the guide wire being at a desired location to assist a surgeon during the reverse shoulder implant procedure.