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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, County Cork, IE;
David R. Wolfson, Leeds, GB;
James E. Barnett, Leeds, GB;
Charles L. Penninger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler S. Hathaway, Auburn, IN (US);
Adam Carver, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Michael R. Reeve, North Yorkshire, GB;
Lisa M. Robertson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nicholas A. Miltner, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas E. Wogoman, Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, IE;
Abstract
An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.