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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Depuy Synthes Products, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Sarah M. Anthony, Leesburg, IN (US);
Michael J. Brow, Parma, OH (US);
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for applying bone graft to an orthopaedic implant. The method includes using a bone graft applicator including a pair of arms, a bone graft receptacle coupled to the arms, and a linking mechanism coupled to the bone graft receptacle. The linking mechanism is slid over a portion of the orthopaedic implant. Bone graft is scraped into the bone graft receptacle. The user closes the bone graft receptacle over the portion of the orthopaedic implant and then removes one of the bone graft applicator and the orthopaedic implant from the other of the bone graft applicator and the orthopaedic implant.