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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Anitra Durand-allen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Roy C. Wiley, Warsaw, IN (US);
Louis Bigliani, Englewood, NJ (US);
Evan Flatow, New York, NY (US);
Ian Kelly, Glasgow, GB;
George Mccluskey, Columbus, GA (US);
Anthony Miniaci, Cleveland, OH (US);
Gregory Nicholson, Western Springs, IL (US);
Michael Pearl, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ken Yamaguchi, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Anitra Durand-Allen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Roy C. Wiley, Warsaw, IN (US);
Louis Bigliani, Englewood, NJ (US);
Evan Flatow, New York, NY (US);
Ian Kelly, Glasgow, GB;
George McCluskey, Columbus, GA (US);
Anthony Miniaci, Cleveland, OH (US);
Gregory Nicholson, Western Springs, IL (US);
Michael Pearl, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ken Yamaguchi, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a set of tools and accessories used for properly positioning a stemmed humeral component, and/or a humeral stem provisional, within a canal in the humerus. The set of tools and accessories includes one or more fin clamps that are configured to be temporarily attached to a fin on the humeral component or the provisional; a ruler that is configured to be attached to the arm of the fin clamp, a fixation pin and pin driver configured to be used with the other tools for marking a position on the humerus; and one or more sleeves that are configured to slide over the stem of the humeral stem provisional to maintain it in the desired position.