A coracoid guiding system. The coracoid guiding system includes a coracoid grasper for holding an exteriorized coracoid bone block, and a coracoid passer. The coracoid passer has a pair of external barrels, a pair of internal barrel pins, a hollow guiding tube including an inner surface and an outer surface, and a hook gauge. The hook gauge is configured to be retractably arranged inside the hollow guiding tube. The hook gauge has a proximal end, a distal end, a curved section between the proximal end and the distal end, a first straight section extending from the proximal end to the curved section, a second straight section extending from the curved section to the distal end, wherein the distal end of the hook gauge is shaped as a hook.

The present invention relates to a clip system for ligament reconstruction, comprising a clip comprising portions forming a loop-like closed structure extending in two directions, suitable for being placed in a hole drilled in a bone, and a button-like counterpart.

A coracoid guiding system. The coracoid guiding system includes a coracoid grasper for holding an exteriorized coracoid bone block, and a coracoid passer. The coracoid passer has a pair of external barrels, a pair of internal barrel pins, a hollow guiding tube including an inner surface and an outer surface, and a hook gauge. The hook gauge is configured to be retractably arranged inside the hollow guiding tube. The hook gauge has a proximal end, a distal end, a curved section between the proximal end and the distal end, a first straight section extending from the proximal end to the curved section, a second straight section extending from the curved section to the distal end, wherein the distal end of the hook gauge is shaped as a hook.

Customizable scapular anchor (1) for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a patient's scapula with compromised anatomy, comprising a glenoid support (2), said glenoid support (2) being defined by a pin element (3) for fixing said glenoid component to said scapular anchor (1) and by a flange (4) integral with said pin element (3), said flange (4) having a distal surface (5) adapted to be placed at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of said scapula and a proximal surface (6) opposite said distal surface (5); wherein at least one customized portion (5, 7, 8) is specifically shaped with respect to the bone morphology of a single patient's scapula with compromised anatomy; the customized portion (5, 7, 8) comprises at least one coracoid support projection (7) arranged to abut at a coracoid process (52) of the scapula (50).

Customizable scapular anchor (1) for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a patient's scapula with compromised anatomy, comprising a glenoid support (2), said glenoid support (2) being defined by a pin element (3) for fixing said glenoid component to said scapular anchor (1) and by a flange (4) integral with said pin element (3), said flange (4) having a distal surface (5) adapted to be placed at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of said scapula and a proximal surface (6) opposite said distal surface (5); wherein at least one customized portion (5, 7, 8) is specifically shaped with respect to the bone morphology of a single patient's scapula with compromised anatomy; the customized portion (5, 7, 8) comprises at least one coracoid support projection (7) arranged to abut at a coracoid process (52) of the scapula (50).

Customizable scapular anchor (1) for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a patient's scapula with compromised anatomy, comprising a glenoid support (2), said glenoid support (2) being defined by a pin element (3) for fixing said glenoid component to said scapular anchor (1) and by a flange (4) integral with said pin element (3), said flange (4) having a distal surface (5) adapted to be placed at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of said scapula and a proximal surface (6) opposite said distal surface (5); wherein at least one customized portion (5, 7, 8) is specifically shaped with respect to the bone morphology of a single patient's scapula with compromised anatomy; the customized portion (5, 7, 8) comprises at least one coracoid support projection (7) arranged to abut at a coracoid process (52) of the scapula (50).

A shoulder implant for reestablishing a coracoacromial arch in a subject, the shoulder implant comprising: a dorsal surface substantially shaped as a coracoacromial arch of a shoulder, the dorsal surface for engaging at least a posterior portion of the acromium of the subject when implanted in the subject; and an inferior surface substantially shaped as an acromiohumeral arch of a shoulder, the dorsal surface being opposite the inferior surface. The implant may have a spacer having a convex shape to simulate the anatomic contour of a acromiohumeral arch and the spacer coupled to a baseplate. In certain embodiments, the baseplate and the spacer have a convex surface that may extend the length of the inferior surface of the acromium and anteriorly to the coracoid process.

An artificial joint implant (1) comprising a first element (2) with a socket (4) and a second element (3) with a ball head (5), wherein said ball head (5) is insertable in said socket (4) such as to form a ball-and-socket connection between said first element (2) and said second element (3), and the movement of said ball head (5) in said socket (4) is restricted by means of a protrusion (6.1; 6.2) engaged in a groove (7), whereby said protrusion (6.1; 6.2) has a central axis A2 and is protruding from the surface of said socket (4) and said groove (7) is provided on the surface of said ball head (5) or vice versa; said groove (7) is positioned along a great circle of said ball head (5) or of said socket (4), said protrusion (6.1; 6.2) has a shape allowing rotation of the protrusion around its central axis A2 when received in the groove (7); andthe surface roughness of the protrusion (6.1; 6.2) and/or of the groove (7) is at most 25 micrometers.

A human or animal joint is treated by introduction of a device between the suitably prepared articulating surfaces of the joint, and the device is anchored in both these articular surfaces with a material having thermoplastic properties. For allowing at least limited articulation of the joint after implantation, the device includes two articulating portions, wherein one of the articulating portions is anchored in each articulating surfaces of the joint. On implantation a proximal face of the device is contacted with a vibrating tool and the vibration is transmitted through parts of the device to locations in which the material having thermoplastic properties is near the bone tissue of the articulating surfaces of the joint and in which liquefaction is desired. The liquefied material penetrates the bone tissue and, on re-solidification forms a positive fit connection between the device and the bone tissue.

A scapular anchor for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a scapula with compromised anatomy. The scapular anchor comprises a glenoid support including a flange, and a pin integral with the flange for fixing the glenoid component to the scapular anchor. The flange comprises a distal surface structured to be at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of a scapula and a proximal surface opposite the distal surface. The scapular anchor comprises at least one customized portion specifically shaped to match a bone morphology of the scapula of a single patient with compromised anatomy. The at least one customized portion comprises the distal surface of the flange, being a customized distal surface of the flange, the customized distal surface being complementary shaped with respect to the glenoid cavity of the scapula of the single patient.

A related manufacturing method of a scapular anchor.