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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Sachin P. Budhabhatti, Collierville, TN (US);
Ravi Bagathur Ramasamy, Collierville, TN (US);
Tom J. Francis, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/154 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a cutting block and methods for guiding the cutting of a tibia and a femur in preparation for one or more knee arthroplasty implants. Some embodiments include configurations and methods that enable a common cutting block positioned medially, laterally, or centrally relative to a tibia, and to be positioned relative to a femur on either of a patient's left leg or right leg.