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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:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1996
Lisa K Schroder, Rochester, IN (US);
David A Mann, Warsaw, IN (US);
G Kris Kumar, Westchester, PA (US);
Steven C Kitch, Akron, IN (US);
Paul F Hickey, Leesburg, IN (US);
Timothy K Doolin, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Philip H Cripe, Gainesville, FL (US);
Kim C Bertin, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an orthopaedic apparatus 24, 80, 380, 480, 580 for positioning an implant 22, 322, 422 relative to an end of a bone. The implant has at least one extractor opening 30, 330, 430 and a shoulder 26, 326, 426 with a slot therein. The positioning apparatus includes a shaft 32, 82, 382, 482 having a fixed impactor tip at an end thereof. The impactor tip is configured to be received within the implant slot. At least one clamping jaw is connected to the shaft, and includes a projection which is configured to be received in the at least one extractor opening. The at least one clamping jaw is preferably detachably connected to the shaft.