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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Eric Greber, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/164 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods may use a tensor device in various aspects of a knee revision. For example, the tensor device may include a femoral arm configured to couple with an end portion of a femoral intramedullary canal reamer and a tibial arm moveably connected to the femoral arm, the tibial arm configured to couple with an end portion of a tibial intramedullary canal reamer. The tensor device may include a component or be used to identify a knee gap or a component size for an implant.