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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Brian J. Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joseph P. Iannotti, Solon, OH (US);
Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Brian J. Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joseph P. Iannotti, Solon, OH (US);
Gerald R. Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for providing joint arthroplasty includes providing a gauge for making a measurement of the contour of a long bone, making a measurement of the contour of a long bone with the gauge, providing a plurality of joint prostheses, selecting one of the plurality of joint prostheses based upon the measurement of the contour, resecting a long bone, and implanting the selected one prosthesis onto the long bone. A kit is also provided for selecting one of a plurality of joint implants for use in joint arthroplasty on a bone. The kit includes a first gauge and a second gauge.