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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
David Blakemore, Warsaw, IN (US);
Eric M. Lucas, Clemson, SC (US);
Keith E. Pennington, Warsaw, IN (US);
David Blakemore, Warsaw, IN (US);
Eric M. Lucas, Clemson, SC (US);
Keith E. Pennington, Warsaw, IN (US);
Vot, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a guide for controlling a surgical instrument, that includes a cutting member configured to resect a portion of anatomy and a sheath. The sheath may have a circular connecting portion with an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the surgical instrument to receive the surgical instrument. The sheath may also include at least two distally extending arms connected to the circular connecting portion and a ring connected to the distal portion of the at least two distally extending arms. The sheath may also include a distally extending extension connected to the ring. The guide has a superiorly extending guard connected to the distal portion of the extension and a projection member positioned on a superior surface of the guard. The projection member includes a generally circular base and circular platform that has a diameter larger than the generally circular base.