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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
David Miller, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kaitlyn Lasko, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/175 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting guide for a robotic surgical system can include a cutting block defining a guide surface to guide a cutting instrument along a trajectory, an arm connected to the cutting block to couple the cutting guide to the robotic surgical system, and a first retractable shield configured to extend from a first retracted position clear of the trajectory to a second deployed position within the trajectory.