Patent ID: 8945229
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A reverse shoulder orthopaedic implant, comprising: a metaglene component having a platform with (i) a number of screw holes extending therethrough, and (ii) an elongated stem extending outwardly from a medial surface thereof, the elongated stem being configured to be implanted into the scapula of a patient and having a bore formed therein, and a screw cap having (i) a shaft positioned in the bore of the metaglene component, and (ii) a locking flange extending outwardly from the shaft so as to at least partially cover each of the number of screw holes of the metaglene component; a glenosphere component having a bore formed therein, wherein the screw cap is captured in the bore of the glenosphere component; wherein, when the screw cap is positioned within the bore of the metaglene component, an upper surface of the screw cap opposite the shaft of the screw cap is flush with an upper surface of the platform opposite the elongated stem of the metaglene component.