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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Brian M May, Warsaw, IN (US);
John R White, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Richard J O'donnell, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian M May, Warsaw, IN (US);
John R White, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Richard J O'Donnell, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixation device and method for attaching an external prosthesis to a bone. The fixation device includes a main body having a compliant portion operable to be expanded and contracted. The main body has a first end fixedly retained in the bone and a second end coupled to an extension for receiving the external prosthesis. The main body and the extension define respectively first and second engagement surfaces for constraining a bone graft therebetween.