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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Randall Lane Acker, Ketchum, ID (US);
Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Ketchum, ID (US);
Inventors:
Randall Lane Acker, Ketchum, ID (US);
Gregory Thomas Van Der Meulen, Ketchum, ID (US);
Assignee:
BioShift, LLC, Ketchum, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3804 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61F 2/4605 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30703 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel and improved retaining member can be used with a joint prosthesis which may be implanted with a minimally invasive surgical technique. The retaining member can be configured to releasably link together two or more components of a joint implant in an orientation suitable for implantation. The retaining member can be removed once the joint implant has been positioned within the implant site.