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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventors:

Donald W. Dye, Jr., Warsaw, IN (US);

Kyle A. Bohnenkamper, Warsaw, IN (US);

Assignee:

Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are reference feet for inserters and method of use thereof. The reference feet can include a body, a tine, a first arm, and a first base. The body can have a longitudinal axis and define an engagement fixture oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and sized to receive a complementary fixture of an inserter. The tine can extend from the body along the longitudinal axis and including a protuberance sized to engage a stop of the inserter. The first arm can extend from the body. The first base can be attached to the first arm and have a planar surface arranged at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.


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