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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Shaun B. Hanson, West Chester, PA (US);
Christopher D. Mandeen, West Chester, PA (US);
Peter F. Sharkey, Villanova, PA (US);
Assignee:
ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC., Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 17/8816 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00716 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3411 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02);
Abstract
An instrument for navigating to a target area near a subchondral defect of a bone and associated methods are disclosed. The instrument can include a body portion having a patient specific surface defining a negative impression of a portion of a skin surface of a patient, and a targeting device coupled to the body portion, the targeting device including a rail and at least one device portal configured to guide a device into a subchondral region of the bone for treatment at the target area.