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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:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Lynn A. Kirkpatrick, Columbia City, IN (US);
Jacque R. Wilson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Lynn A. Kirkpatrick, Columbia City, IN (US);
Jacque R. Wilson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for assessing tension of a ligament in a patient's body with less reliance on a subjective feel of a human examiner.