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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Thomas M. Coon, Redding, CA (US);
E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Alfred J. Tria, Jr., Princeton, NJ (US);
Warren Scott Gareiss, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Wasaw, IN (US);
Toby N. Farling, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Thomas M. Coon, Redding, CA (US);
E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, WY (US);
Alfred J. Tria, Jr., Princeton, NJ (US);
Warren Scott Gareiss, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Wasaw, IN (US);
Toby N. Farling, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Donald M. Smucker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Richard R. Van Zile, Bryan, OH (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a set of instruments and a method for their use in preparing a knee joint to receive knee implants. The inventive instruments and method are generally suitable for knee joint surgery. Furthermore, they include features that make them suitable for performing a minimally invasive knee surgery in which a smaller than normal incision is made and oriented to preserve the quadriceps mechanism and protect the suprapatellar pouch. The instruments permit switching from a minimally invasive technique to a standard open technique at any point in the procedure. An illustrative set of instruments for total knee arthroplasty and an associated minimally invasive technique are described.