Patent ID: 9585769
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument for use during a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component to replace the humeral head of a patient's humerus, comprising: a drill guide having a guide body comprising (i) a planar lower surface, (ii) an elongated boss secured to, and extending downwardly from, the lower surface, and (iii) a stepped upper surface defining a plurality of discrete planar drill-stop surfaces, wherein (i) each of the drill-stop surfaces of the stepped upper surface is spaced apart from the lower surface by a distance that is different than each of the other drill-stop surfaces, and (ii) each of the drill-stop surfaces has a number of drill guide holes formed therein, the drill guide holes extending through the guide body and opening into the lower surface.