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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Jack Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jose Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Frank G. Alvine, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Stephen F. Conti, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
Jack Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian Maroney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jose Guzman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Frank G. Alvine, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Stephen F. Conti, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A kit () for preparation of a bone cavity () in a bone () for implantation of a joint prosthesis () is provided. The kit () includes a guide () defining an opening () therethrough. The guide () is in cooperation with the prosthesis. The kit () also includes a rotatable tool () constrainable within the opening () of said guide (). The tool () is adapted for removal of bone () to form the bone cavity ().