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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Demers, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Fabiano Pace, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Charles Jacob Shotmeyer, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Elena Steffan, Elma, NY (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 17/1666 (2013.01); A61B 17/151 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of resecting an end of bone comprising inserting a cutting guide having a guide surface into a void in an end of bone such that the guide surface is beneath an end surface of the bone, and resecting the bone along the guide surface while the cutting guide remains disposed within the void in the end of the bone.