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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Adam Bastian, Chester, NY (US);
Nicholas Jon Lavigna, Mountain Top, PA (US);
Inventors:
Adam Bastian, Chester, NY (US);
Nicholas Jon Lavigna, Mountain Top, PA (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for use on a patient during surgery including a distal portion, a transition portion, and a proximal portion is disclosed. The distal portion is adapted to attach to an implement having a proximal portion. The transition portion is angled toward an anterior direction and a medial direction with respect to the implement, the proximal portion of the handle being connected to the transition portion and extending in a proximal direction substantially parallel to the implement.