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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Brian D. Byrd, North Webster, IN (US);
Christopher M. Meek, Leesburg, IN (US);
Adam H. Sanford, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Byrd, North Webster, IN (US);
Christopher M. Meek, Leesburg, IN (US);
Adam H. Sanford, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Technology, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for attaching a surgical component to a bone at a surgical site. The apparatus includes an elongated pin and a cam mounted to the pin. The cam is engaged with the surgical component such that rotating the cam about the shaft axis changes the surgical component position relative to the bone.