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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:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R Walker, Warsaw, IN (US);
Timothy R Miller, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 66 ; 623 18 ; 623 20 ; 2064595 ;
Abstract
A coding scheme associates multiple codes with one or more of the components of a prosthetic implant system in order to indicate the compatibility among the mating components. It is thus possible for operating room personnel to quickly and accurately select components and verify their compatibility.