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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:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Samuel G. Sackett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
Larry G. Mccleary, Warsaw, IN (US);
Samuel G. Sackett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
Larry G. McCleary, Warsaw, IN (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A reamer for reaming a portion of a long bone cavity for use in implanting a joint prosthesis. The reamer is used in cooperation with a portion of an orthopaedic implant component and includes an expandable body that is adapted to adjust between a plurality of diameters. A plurality of cutting edges are also included and extend outwardly from the body, the edges adapted for cooperation with bone, and the cutting edges expanding as the expandable body expands.
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