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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Brad L. Penenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Irina Timmerman, Bartlett, TN (US);
Christopher R. Mcknett, Cordova, TN (US);
Inventors:
Brad L. Penenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Irina Timmerman, Bartlett, TN (US);
Christopher R. McKnett, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An instrument for use in minimally invasive hip surgery, the instrument being for use in forming and using a portal incision in a hip arthroplasty procedure to implant an acetabular implant. In particular, the instrument is useful for both alignment and insertion/impaction of an acetabular shell. Furthermore, the instrument is suitable for assuring the shell is impacted with the proper abduction and version in left or right hips.