A decade of innovation.
A lifetime of impact.
Our commitment to rebuilding lives is not just a promise. It’s a journey of elevating shoulder arthroplasty, spanning over a decade. From advancing preoperative planning to redefining industry standards1, we celebrate this lifetime of impact on our customers’ surgical practice. Together with our customers, we will continue innovating and shaping the future of shoulder surgery.
Discover the power of planning
Blueprint is a surgeon-controlled, 3D preoperative planning software with optional patient specific instrumentation. Blueprint allows surgeons to perform real-time, precise virtual surgery for added confidence prior to stepping foot in the O.R.2
Leading orthopedic teams trust Blueprint with over 250k case plans globally3
Blueprint provides the necessary tools for surgeons to understand patient pathology, anticipate intraoperative challenges and evaluate the range of implant types that could be used.4,10 Blueprint automatically creates the virtual implantation environment, enabling convenient planning without the wait.*
*For Blueprint primary planning only. Manual segmentation required for Revision Planning.
Designed for all cases
From an A1 glenoid to a revision case, and anything in between
Precise and reproducible 3D measurements2,4
Automated 3D reconstruction and measurement calculations
Improved decision-making4,5
Better understand glenoid, humeral and soft tissue deformities
Enables accurate glenoid positioning6,7
A critical component of glenoid implant longevity
When performance is pivotal,
planning is everything
Planning for a challenging shoulder case is as unique as a patient’s anatomy. Elevate your complex shoulder arthroplasty cases with the power of 3D planning; single-stage or two-stage revisions, humeral or scapular fractures, primary cases and full revisions.
Automated 3D reconstruction
Automated 3D data, such as glenoid orientation, humeral subluxation, implant seating, and ream depth provides meaningful information about your surgical options without performing a single manual measurement.2
Surgeon controlled planning
Real-time visualization of implant positioning and surgical decision-making provides surgeons with tools to understand patient pathology, anticipate intraoperative challenges and evaluate the range of implant types that could be used.4,10
3D virtual implantation
Blueprint allows for easier identification of Walch glenoid types to help facilitate patient pathology understanding and implant selection.6 Planning with Blueprint has been shown to change the choice of implant between anatomic and reversed in 14% of cases.4
Guided accuracy for the OR
Optional patient-specific instrument guides enable accurate replication of planned procedures, allowing surgeons to potentially save critical O.R. time by eliminating intraoperative sizing steps2 and avoid glenoid vault perforation and reduction in bone removal8,9,10
It takes a generation to change surgeons philosophies, and with Blueprint we’ve changed people’s way of thinking in a decade.
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References
- Bercik MJ, Kruse K 2nd, Yalizis M, Gauci MO, Chaoui J, Walch G. A modification to the Walch classification of the glenoid in primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis using three-dimensional imaging. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Oct;25(10):1601-6.
- Boileau P, Cheval D, Gauci, MD, Holzer N, Chaoui J, Walch G. Automated three-dimensional of glenoid version and inclination in arthritic shoulders. J Bone Joint Surg. 2018 Jan 3; 100(1) 57-65.
- Based on internal data as of 5/1/2025.
- Werner B, Hudek R, Burkhart K, Gohlke F. The influence of three-dimensional planning on decision-making in total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Arthroplasty. 2017 Feb 7; 28(8): 1477-1483.
- Donohue K, Ricchetti E, Ho J, Iannotti J. The association between rotator cuff muscle fatty infiltration and glenoid morphology in glenohumeral osteoarthritis. J Bone Joint Am. 2018;100:381-7.
- Iannotti J, Jun, B.J, Patterson, Ricchetti E. Quantitative measurement of osseous pathology in advanced glenohumeral osteoarthritis. J Bone Elnow Surg. 2017;99:1460-8.
- Walch G, Young A, Melis, Gazielly D, Loew M, Boileau P. Results of a convex-back cemented keeled glenoid component in primary osteroarthritis: multicenter study with a follow-up greater than 5 years. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2011) 20; 285-294.
- Berhouet J, Gulotta L, Dines D.M., Craig E, Warren R.F., Choi D, Chen X, Kontaxis A. Preoperative planning for accurate glenoid component positioning in reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2017 May; 103(3): 407-413.
- Athwal G et al. Augmented glenoid component designs for type B2 erosions: a computational comparison by volume of bone removal and quality of remaining bone. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2015).
- Aleem A, Orvets N, Patterson B, Chamberlain A, Keener J. Risk of perforation is high during corrective reaming of retroverted glenoids: A computer simulation study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 476: 1612-1619. Comment list footer
- Gilles Walch, MD, Peter S. Vereridis, MD, Pascal Boileau, MD, Pierric Deransart, M. Eng, Jean Chaoui, PhD. Three-dimensional planning and use of patient-specific guides improve glenoid component position: an in vitro study.
- Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD, Justin Baker, PhD, Eric Rodriguez, BS, John Brems, MD, Eric Ricchetti, MD, Mena Mesiha, MD, and Jason Bryon, MS. Three dimensional preoperative planning and a novel information transfer technology improve glenoid component positioning.
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