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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan C. Keefer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Lauren Flakne, Warsaw, IN (US);
John Cuneo, Norton, MA (US);
Michael J. Fortin, Acushnet, MA (US);
Thomas J. Blumenfeld, Sacramento, CA (US);
Robert T. Trousdale, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic surgical instrument system for use in preparing a patient's bone is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a cutting guide block configured to be secured to a surgically-prepared surface of the patient's bone, and a cutting tool to be used in conjunction with the cutting guide block to resect a section of the patient's bone. A method of performing an orthopedic surgery is also disclosed.