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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Luke Duncan, Newbury, GB;
Jason Naylor, Leeds, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for use in orthopaedic surgery. The device includes a metallic central member. The device also includes an outer portion comprising a polymer. The outer portion surrounds the metallic central member. The outer portion has a profiled outer surface for removing bone. A surgical instrument kit including a plurality of differently sized devices of the kind described herein. The device can be a broach or rasp. A method of removing bone during orthopaedic surgery.