Zimmer Gmbh

Indiana University

Brad Wheeler

Adam M Griner

Vincent A Webster

Shaun R Cronin

Jeff Quinn

John Finnell

Rebecca Parrott

Bart C Benedict

An identifier for a conduit includes a first tag having a body with a first aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a first identifying feature, and a second tag having a body with a second aperture formed therein for receiving the conduit and a second identifying feature that matches the first identifying feature. The first tag is attached to the conduit adjacent one end, the second tag is attached to the conduit adjacent another end, and the ends are identified as ends of the same conduit by the matching first and second identifying features.

Conduit identification tags

A device () used during a medical procedure to engage a cross-section of a bone is disclosed herein. The device is selectively expandable to correspond to the cross-section of the bone. Once the device is properly sized, the device is used as a sizing tool to select the proper size of an implant or as a surgical guide for preparing the bone with a surgical instrument, for example.

Expandable arthroplasty plates

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Greenwood, IN, United States of America

Brad Wheeler