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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Yves Desarzens, Corgémont, CH;
Hugh Davies, Huddersfield, GB;
Patrick White, West Chester, PA (US);
Andre Lechot, Orvin, CH;
Inventors:
Yves Desarzens, Corgémont, CH;
Hugh Davies, Huddersfield, GB;
Patrick White, West Chester, PA (US);
Andre Lechot, Orvin, CH;
Assignee:
Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acetabular reamer for surgical use includes (a) a substantially hemispherical dome defining an equatorial plane, and (b) a reamer spindle interface structure fixedly attached to the inside of the dome so as to substantially inset the interface structure within the dome. This insetting of the interface structure helps minimize the size of an assembly of the reamer and a reamer spindle when performing minimally invasive joint surgery.