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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Marc J. Philippon, Vail, CO (US);
Kelly Ammann, Boulder, CO (US);
Bjorn N. Rindal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Marc Prisant, Edwards, CO (US);
Inventors:
Marc J. Philippon, Vail, CO (US);
Kelly Ammann, Boulder, CO (US);
J. Michael Egan, Edwards, CO (US);
Bjorn N. Rindal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming an osteotomy in bone. The osteotomy opening is formed in a bone with a keyhole. A similarly configured implant is inserted into the opening with a key configured to engage the keyhole to provide stability and support to the osteotomy opening.