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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Carlos E. Collazo, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Scott Logan, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Carlos E. Collazo, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Scott Logan, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone implantation instrument, punch apparatus and method of forming a recess in a bone are described. The instrument and apparatus include a punch that is extracted from the bone by prying force.