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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dallas P Crickenberger, Roanoke, VA (US);
Alfred A Durham, Roanoke, VA (US);
Robert L Daily, Germantown, TN (US);
Gregory S Fandrich, Collierville, TN (US);
Lauralan Terrill-Grisoni, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 97 ; 606102 ;
Abstract
A femoral neck anteversion guide for use with a femur having a prepared intramedullary canal. The guide includes a radiolucent stem having a distal end for inserting into the prepared intramedullary canal; and a radiopaque angle locator wire embedded within the stem at a known angle for allowing the femoral neck angle and femoral neck anteversion to be determined.