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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Paul Wolfe, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David R. Stump, Columbia City, IN (US);
Assignee:
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4612 (2013.01); A61F 2/4003 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61F 2002/4659 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for sizing the resected surface to provide metaphyseal referencing and to properly guide a tool into a central portion of the canal in the diaphysis. The system can include a sizing feature to approximate the size of the metaphysis. The system can also include a base configured to contact the metaphysis and a guide feature configured to guide a tool along a central portion of the canal in the diaphysis.