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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Matthew V. Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Aaron J. Bisek, Elk River, MN (US);
David A. Hawkes, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Marc E. Ruhling, Goshen, IN (US);
Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, North Oaks, MN (US);
Matthew S. Wallace, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Matthew V. Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Aaron J. Bisek, Elk River, MN (US);
David A. Hawkes, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Marc E. Ruhling, Goshen, IN (US);
Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, North Oaks, MN (US);
Matthew S. Wallace, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Biomet C.V., Gibraltar, GI;
Abstract
An assembly includes a guide component having (i) a base defining a first passageway, and (ii) a handle attached to the base, the base including a first coupling component. The assembly further includes a first sheath defining a second passageway, the first sheath including a second coupling component configured to cooperate with the first coupling component to couple the first sheath to the base. The first passageway is aligned with the second passageway when the first sheath is coupled to the base. The assembly further includes a stop structure defining a central passage, the stop structure including an external surface having a plurality of keyways defined therein. The first sheath includes a key member configured to be selectively received in any one of the plurality of keyways. The stop structure is fixed in relation to the first sheath when the key member is positioned in any one of the plurality of keyways.