FDA Clears Zimmer Biomet’s Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate for Shoulder Reconstruction

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced the completion of the first surgical case utilizing its Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate, which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance on Jan. 3. The case was performed by John W. Sperling, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic, who specializes in shoulder surgery. The Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate complements the company’s Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System by offering an alternative to bone grafting and eccentric reaming for patients with glenoid defects undergoing shoulder reconstruction.
 
This newly cleared baseplate boasts a simplified circular design at three augment heights (3 mm, 5 mm and 7 mm buildup), allowing for augment placement in any orientation to accommodate various unique bone anatomies. Its circular design also allows bone ingrowth into the rim of the baseplate for optimal fixation.
 
The Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate is a component of the Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System, a next-generation reverse shoulder prosthesis engineered to offer high-quality intraoperative flexibility and clinically proven technologies. The system aims to minimize the potential challenges of removing well-fixed humeral stems by allowing conversion to a reverse shoulder using any of the existing Comprehensive stems. Additionally, the Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate leverages Mayo Clinic’s patented methodology for the optimization of shoulder arthroplasty components developed by Sperling at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to provide relevant sizing for a conservative approach to bone removal in order to preserve bone stock if a future revision procedure is necessary.
 
“The new Augmented Baseplate rounds out Zimmer Biomet’s Comprehensive Shoulder portfolio and provides solutions that help surgeons with difficult glenoid deformity cases,” said Orsa Britton, vice president and general manager of Zimmer Biomet’s global Extremities business.
 
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Ind., Zimmer Biomet designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive products; sports medicine, biologics, extremities and trauma products; office-based technologies; spine, craniomaxillofacial and thoracic products; dental implants; and related surgical products. The company collaborates with healthcare professionals around the globe to advance the pace of innovation. Its products and solutions help treat patients suffering from disorders of, or injuries to, bones, joints or supporting soft tissues. Zimmer Biomet has operations in more than 25 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries.