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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Courtney, Jr., Pierceton, IN (US);
Jeffrey M. Ondria, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61F 2/4607 (2013.01); A61F 2/4612 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30426 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for separating an implant from a bone, includes interfacing a tool with an implant including a flange, the flange including a proximal surface and a distal surface, the distal surface bearing on or facing the bone, the flange including an aperture defined through the flange; inserting an elongate element through the aperture from the proximal surface to the distal surface and into the bone; and partially separating a bonding interface between the implant and the bone using the elongate element.