Patent ID: 9610167
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method of repairing a fractured or degenerated anterior glenoid by implanting a glenoid implant, comprising the steps of: (a) removing fractured particles from the glenoid or, in the case of a degenerated glenoid, refreshing the bone to implant contact surface; (b) generating a mounting surface at the glenoid without removing substantially the whole cartilage surface of the glenoid; (c) selecting the glenoid implant having an appropriate size; (d) positioning the selected glenoid implant at the glenoid without the implant having direct contact with articulated areas of the glenoid; and (e) advancing screws through the glenoid implant into the glenoid to secure the glenoid implant onto the glenoid.