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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Antony J. Lozier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel P. Murphy, Claypool, IN (US);
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
Shanon N. Roberts, Warsaw, IN (US);
Andrew L. Gray, Warren, IN (US);
Nicolas J. Pacelli, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Antony J. Lozier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel P. Murphy, Claypool, IN (US);
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
Shanon N. Roberts, Warsaw, IN (US);
Andrew L. Gray, Warren, IN (US);
Nicolas J. Pacelli, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An expandable rod is provided that is sized for insertion into a patient's bone. A method for using the expandable rod to prepare the patient's bone to receive an orthopedic implant is also provided. The expandable rod is adjustable between a first, contracted state and a second, expanded state, the expansion member expanding radially outwardly from the contracted state to the expanded state.