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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel D. Fritzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an all-polymer 4-in-1 cutting block having a number of polymer cutting guides. In some embodiments, the all-polymer cutting block is be embodied as a multi-piece cutting block, while in other embodiments the all-polymer cutting block is embodied as a single, monolith cutting block. Several methods for fabricating the different all-polymer 4-in-1 cutting blocks are also disclosed.