Inventors:
Carl Basamania - Seattle WA, US
Kyle E. Lappin - Fort Wayne IN, US
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61F 2/40
Abstract:
An implantation method includes creating a first bore and a second bore in a glenoid region of a scapula so that a first opening defined by the first bore and a second opening defined by the second bore are offset by a first distance. The method further includes providing a glenoid component that includes (i) a base component having a bearing surface defined on a humeral-facing side thereof, (ii) a first peg extending from a scapula-facing side of the base component, and (iii) a second peg extending from the scapula-facing side of the base component, the first peg and the second peg being positioned in non-parallel orientation with respect to each other. The method also includes flexing at least one of the first peg and the second peg so that a first end portion of the first peg and a second end portion of the second peg are offset by a second distance which corresponds to the first distance. In addition, the method includes advancing the first end portion of the first peg and the second end portion of the second peg into the first bore and the second bore, respectively, while the first end portion of the first peg and the second end portion of the second peg are offset by the second distance. A glenoid assembly is also disclosed.