Prior to any surgery, surgeons carefully craft a surgical plan to achieve a desired outcome for each patient. Blueprint allows the surgeon to visualize the patient’s native shoulder anatomy in a three-dimensional (3D) space; in that virtual space, the surgeon can plan the size and position of the implant materials and make provisions for the unique anatomy of a specific patient
What is Blueprint?
Blueprint is a software program that allows your surgeon to develop a pre-operative plan and order the surgical instrumentation personalized to your exact anatomy.

3D planning – virtual shoulder replacement
Using your CT scan, Blueprint creates a 3D model of your shoulder, allowing your surgeon to virtually perform your shoulder replacement and determine the surgical plan for you. Your personalized 3D plan is developed in advance of your surgery.
3D printing – patient specific instrumentation
Once the plan for your surgery has been developed, your surgeon may choose to order a 3D printed guide that is specific to your shoulder anatomy. The guide allows your surgeon to accurately translate the 3D plan to your shoulder in the operating room.1

Why Blueprint?
Studies have shown that using 3D pre-operative planning software like Blueprint and patient-specific instrumentation enables the surgeon to accurately position the glenoid implant and replicate the pre-operative surgical plan compared to standard techniques.2-5