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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:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
May. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
W E Mikhail, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 79 ; 606 86 ; 606 88 ;
Abstract
A tool intended to facilitate the trimming of the stem of a patellar prosthesis to adapt the length of the stem to fit differing cross-sectional thickness of a human patella is disclosed. The trimming tool includes a seat area for receiving the prosthesis and a cap member for securing the prothesis in the seat. The cap area includes an aperture therethrough which exposes a specific length of stem for trimming. A cutting guide on the cap member ensures that the stem is cut in a perpendicular orientation to the centerline axis of the prosthesis.