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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Samuel G. Sackett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
David K. Deboer, Franklin, TN (US);
Samuel G. Sackett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
David K. DeBoer, Franklin, TN (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A kit for removing calcar bone from a resected face around a bone canal of a long bone prepared to receive an orthopaedic implant is provided. The kit includes a trial for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone and a fixture. The fixture has a connector for connecting the fixture to the trial and a guide for guiding the calcar reamer. The kit also includes a calcar reamer for removing calcar bone from the resected face around the bone canal of the long bone. The reamer includes a feature for cooperation with the guide of the fixture. The kit further includes an implant for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone.