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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Kennedy, Memphis, TN (US);
Zachary C. Wilkinson, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An alignment guide includes a main body sized and shaped to contact the proximal end of a tibia, and a retaining guide coupled to the main body. The retaining guide includes guide surfaces and is adjustable relative to the main body such that an operator can intra-operatively adjust the position of the guide surfaces relative to the main body to capture the anterior and posterior cruciate ligament between the guide surfaces.