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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Steven W. Ek, Bolton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Steven W. Ek, Bolton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Arthrosurface Incorporated, Franklin, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for positioning an element relative to an articular surface. An embodiment of the system may include a first element having a positional reference relative to an articular surface. The system may further include a second element capable of indicating the positional reference of the first element relative to said articular surface. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.