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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Duke A. Fox, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Jacy C. Hoeppner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Richard Detlefsen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Duke A. Fox, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Jacy C. Hoeppner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Richard Detlefsen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A punch assembly for preparing a tibia bone for a prosthesis includes a static component configured to be supported by the tibia bone and a dynamic component that includes a punch having a stem. The dynamic component is supported for movement relative to the static component along a generally arcuate path to prepare an aperture having an arcuate contour in the tibia bone. A method of preparing a tibial aperture for is also disclosed.