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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charanpreet S. Bagga, Phoenixville, PA (US);
David A. Hanson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dale L. Brady, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
Abstract
Bone guides for sizing or shaping bone are disclosed. The guides can be configured and sized for placement on a surgery table, instrument table or similar structure in an operating room. The guides provide for real time preparation of a bone graft during a surgical procedure.