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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Alisha W. Bergin, Southaven, MS (US);
Jerry L. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard D. Lambert, Germantown, TN (US);
Alisha W. Bergin, Southaven, MS (US);
Jerry L. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard D. Lambert, Germantown, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A system () for preparing a long bone for a prosthetic, the long bone having a long axis comprises a distal instrument () and a proximal instrument (). The distal instrument () is configured to remove bone from a distal portion of bone. The distal instrument () has a bone removing portion () configured to remove bone along the long axis of the long bone and a shaft () extending from the bone removing portion () along the long axis of the long bone. The proximal instrument () is configured to overlie the shaft () of the distal element () within the long bone. The distal shaft () guides the proximal instrument () to prepare the proximal portion of the long bone after the distal instrument () has prepared the distal portion of the long bone.