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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
May. 11, 1992
Terry L Dietz, Columbia City, IN (US);
Richard D Vanlaningham, Leesburg, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The milling guide of this invention provides a guide having a base with a track formed therein to slidably accommodate a milling device and guide the milling device along the bone. The milling device provides a smooth bone surface and the guide is provided to maintain the milling device generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tibia. A slider is carried by the track and accommodates the milling device to maintain the milling device generally perpendicular relative to the guide. The slider is shiftable within the guide in an medial-lateral plane. The milling device is shiftable relative to the slider and guide in the anterior-poster plane as well.