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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Brian J. Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joseph P. Iannotti, Solon, OH (US);
Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Brian J. Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joseph P. Iannotti, Solon, OH (US);
Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A gauge () for measuring bone contour () of a bone() for use in joint arthroplasty is provided. The gauge () includes a body () and a probe (). The body () has a body contact portion of the body () for contact with the bone (). The probe () is movably positional with respect to the body (). The probe () includes a probe contact portion of the probe () for contact with the bone (). The relative position of the probe () with respect to the body () is indicative of the bone contour () of the bone ().