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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Brad A. Parker, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brad A. Parker, Warsaw, IN (US);
Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of reaming an acetabulum includes the steps of: providing an acetabular reamer including a partially hemispherical shell having a shell radius, and a base including a first circumferential base segment and a second circumferential base segment, the shell including a first part on one side of the first circumferential base segment and the second circumferential base segment, and a second part on another side of the first circumferential base segment and the second circumferential base segment, the acetabular reamer further including a first non-planar surface connected to the first part, the first non-planar surface having a first curvature not equal to the shell radius, and a second non-planar surface connected to the second part, the second non-planar surface having a second curvature not equal to the shell radius; connecting the acetabular reamer to a driver; and reaming the acetabulum.