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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Donald Dye, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Inventor:
Donald Dye, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Technology, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive hip surgery for implanting a prosthetic acetabular component into a natural acetabulum. The method and apparatus include a posterior retractor having handle and retracting sections. The retracting section retracts soft tissue in the posterior section of the surgical site and includes a paddle with a curved flare and an elongated curved prong extending outwardly.