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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Kwan-ho Chan, Singapore, SG;
Patrick M. White, West Chester, PA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Kwan-Ho Chan, Singapore, SG;
Patrick M. White, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0491 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/1682 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/1796 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8886 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/142 (2016.11); A61B 17/1697 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved surgical instruments are provided including improved suture passers, improved drill guides for forming holes in bones adjacent a joint at locations referenced to the joint anatomy, and improved osteotomy guides.