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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Co Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Jon M. Edwards, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael J. Rock, Leeds, GB;
Assignee:
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00831 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a polymer cutting block having a number of metallic cutting guides secured thereto. A pair of metallic bushings function as saw stops at the medial and lateral ends of the cutting slot during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.