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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Applicants:
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Keith Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Keith Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one preferred aspect, a method is provided for inserting an instrument set having a tapered configuration into a patient. In another preferred aspect, a method is provided for inserting a cannula having an external threaded portion into bone. In yet another preferred aspect, a method is provided for forming and enlarging an opening in bone.