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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Nicholas Jon Lavigna, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Succasunna, NJ (US);
Nicholas Jon Lavigna, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Stuart L. Axelson, Jr., Succasunna, NJ (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A long bone axis finder has a shaft extending along an axis and a first and second end. A tip portion is provided for releasable coupling to the shaft first end. A wedge element having an open side is provided for lateral engagement with said shaft. The wedge element is slidable along said shaft in a direction from the second to the first end. The axis finder is inserted into a long bone medullary canal until the tip portion engages a narrower portion of the canal. The wedge portion which is larger than the tip is laterally placed on the shaft and engages a portion of the canal closer to the shaft second end.