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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas J. Katrana, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Nathan A. Winslow, Warsaw, IN (US);
John M. McDaniel, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8866 (2013.01); A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument for internal bone fracture fixation includes a shaft having a distal portion and a patient-specific bone holder coupled to the distal portion. The bone holder has a three-dimensional curved and patient-specific bone engagement surface designed during a preoperative plan based on a medical scan of a patient to match and conform to an outer surface of a bone fragment of the patient in only one position.