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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Embody Orthopaedic Limited, London, GB;
Inventor:
Robert Michael Wozencroft, Central London, GB;
Assignee:
Embody Orthopaedic Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/175 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/1721 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a guide for positioning a resurfacing head implant into the appropriate position and angles on the femur bone. The present invention therefore provides a guide system for an implantable device (e.g. a resurfacing head implant), said guide system comprising a first component arranged to act as a clamp and a second component arranged to interact with the first component to prevent movement of said first component when clamped.