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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Eric J. Fontenot, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Eric J. Fontenot, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for preparing a proximal femur can include a broach that includes a broach body having an anterior side, a posterior side, a lateral side and a medial side. The medial side can have a roughened cutting surface. The lateral side can have a smooth, non-cutting surface. The system can further include a cutting scribe assembly and a cutting guide assembly.