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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:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Inventors:
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for resectioning a patella without everting it includes a resection guide which grips the patella with gripping members, one of which can also function as an alignment guide for a surgeon using a saw for the resectioning. A sizing/alignment guide engageable with the resection guide is provided for aligning drills and/or reamers used in resectioning. Under one embodiment, a pair of reamers are provided for reaming the patella in two reaming operations.