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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Kevin T Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Ryan C Lakin, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Ryan C Lakin, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of separating two articulating surfaces of a joint is provided. The method includes providing a distractor having a series of generally spheroidal members. The method also includes inserting the distractor into the joint, and moving the distractor to separate the two articulating surfaces.