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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wayne P Gray, Jr, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 2211 ; 623 2322 ;
Abstract
A combination stem trial and broach includes a broach having a first attachment device at one end thereof. The first attachment device includes a first threaded member and a first orientation member. An elongated stem trial has a second attachment device at a first end thereof for engagement with the first attachment device. The second attachment device includes a second threaded member for connection with the first threaded member and a second orientation member for connection with the first orientation member.