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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2003
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Joel Dever, Nibley, UT (US);
Daniel J. Triplett, Providence, UT (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Joel Dever, Nibley, UT (US);
Daniel J. Triplett, Providence, UT (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A guide assembly for forming a tunnel through a proximal end of a tibia includes a brace having a first end and an opposing second end. A template is mounted on the first end of the brace. The template is adapted to rest on a lateral or medial facet at a proximal end of the tibia. A tubular guide sleeve has a proximal end and an opposing distal end. The tubular guide sleeve is adjustably mounted on the second end of the brace such that when the template is disposed on the lateral or medial facet of the tibia, the distal end of the tubular guide sleeve can be selectively biased against a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of the tibia.