Patent ID: 8876907

Claim:
A prosthetic glenoid component comprising: a body having a concave bearing surface and a glenoid contacting surface, a first peg extending outwardly from the glenoid contacting surface of the body, the first peg having a first length from the glenoid contacting surface to a free end of the peg, a first portion of the first length with a first maximum diameter at the glenoid contacting surface extending for a second length and a second portion with a second maximum diameter extending from the first portion for a third length to the free end of the first peg, the first maximum diameter larger than the second maximum diameter; a second peg extending outwardly from the glenoid contacting surface, the second peg having a fourth length from the glenoid contacting surface to a free end of the second peg and a first portion of the fourth length with a first maximum diameter and a second portion of the fourth length with a second maximum diameter, the first maximum diameter being larger than the second maximum diameter of the second peg ,the second portion of the second peg extending to the free end of the second a third peg extending outwardly from the glenoid contacting surface intermediate the first and second pegs, the third peg having a third maximum diameter greater than the second maximum diameter of the first peg second portion and a fifth length greater than the second length of the first peg portion, the fifth length less than the first and fourth lengths of the first and second pegs respectively.