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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Michel Bonnin, Francheville, FR;
Jean-alain Colombier, Balma, FR;
Thierry Judet, Ville d'Avray, FR;
Inventors:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Michel Bonnin, Francheville, FR;
Jean-Alain Colombier, Balma, FR;
Thierry Judet, Ville d'Avray, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier SAS, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis, which includes a spacer block, adapted to be inserted between a tibia and an astragalus of an ankle, a lug secured to the block and extending to a vicinity of an outer surface of a fibular malleolus when the spacer block is in position, and the lug supporting a guide for boring the malleolus from its outer surface.