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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
John E. Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert E. Montgomery, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Douglas G. Branscome, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Clarence M. Panchison, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kelly A. Timmons, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kimberly Les, Clarkston, MI (US);
Peter E. Darrigan, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Lawrence F. Peek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ernust U. Conrad, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter S. Walker, New York, NY (US);
Mary I. O'connor, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Gary D. Bos, Moxee, WA (US);
John E. Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert E. Montgomery, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Douglas G. Branscome, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Clarence M. Panchison, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kelly A. Timmons, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kimberly Les, Clarkston, MI (US);
Peter E. Darrigan, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Lawrence F. Peek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ernust U. Conrad, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter S. Walker, New York, NY (US);
Mary I. O'Connor, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Gary D. Bos, Moxee, WA (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.