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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Alisha W. Bergin, Southaven, MS (US);
Jerry J. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard D. Lambert, Germantown, TN (US);
Alisha W. Bergin, Southaven, MS (US);
Jerry J. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard D. Lambert, Germantown, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A reference guide comprising an attachment portion configured to abut with and attach to an anatomical feature such as a bone. The reference guide further comprises a reference indicator that may be formed integrally with, or selectively securable to, the attachment portion and that indicates a reference point with respect to the attachment portion. The reference guide may be used to identify a target location during a surgical procedure even in the absence of traditional landmarks.