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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:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian D Burkinshaw, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Wayne P Gray, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 88 ; 606 82 ; 606 84 ;
Abstract
An orthopedic jig or saw guide for preparing a femoral knee joint to receive the femoral component of a posterior stabilized prosthesis. The jig is adapted for cutting a central cavity in the distal end of the femur. In one embodiment, the cavity has a curved surface, the curve extending medial-laterally and a curved osteotome for incising a curved surface between the resulting two longitudinal incisions. The jig further comprises longitudinal saw guides for guiding a sagittal saw to make appropriate incisions parallel to the longitudinal axis of a femur.