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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Co Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph G. Wyss, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A number of orthopedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopedic surgical instruments is also disclosed.