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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:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicants:
John M Cuckler, Birmingham, AL (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Kurt Schmidt, Lafayette, IN (US);
Trevor S Schlueter, Leesburg, IN (US);
James M Mckale, Syracuse, IN (US);
Inventors:
John M Cuckler, Birmingham, AL (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Kurt Schmidt, Lafayette, IN (US);
Trevor S Schlueter, Leesburg, IN (US);
James M McKale, Syracuse, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone-cutting apparatus and associated method and system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a guide removably attachable to a bone, and a rotatable mill coupled to the guide. The guide has a box-cut opening and the mill is pivotable within the opening. In one embodiment, the mill is laterally adjustable relative to the opening.