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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Brian J. Maroney, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Inventor:
Brian J. Maroney, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical assembly for resecting a greater tubercle from a humerus of a patient during performance of a shoulder replacement procedure. The surgical assembly includes a cutting tool for resecting the greater tubercle from the humerus. The surgical assembly also includes a tool guide member having a tool guide surface defined therein. The tool guide surface is configured to position the cutting tool in a predetermined position relative to the greater tubercle of the humerus.