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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. 28, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark N Dance, Ladner, B.C., CA;
Gordon C Sims, Portland, OR (US);
Geoffrey F Auchinleck, Vancouver, B.C., CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 86 ; 606 87 ; 606 88 ; 606102 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for aligning a surgical instrument having a connection device attached to the femur in the vicinity of the knee joint at a point chosen to be on the mechanical axis. An adjustable vertical suspension device attached to the femur for counteracting the moment about the hip joint created by the weight of the femur. A vertical tension indicating device attached to the adjustable vertical suspension device.