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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Maja Kecman, London, GB;
Kyle B. Thomas, Denver, CO (US);
Richard A. Hartshorn, London, GB;
Edward H. Goodwin, London, GB;
Maja Kecman, London, GB;
Kyle B. Thomas, Denver, CO (US);
Richard A. Hartshorn, London, GB;
Edward H. Goodwin, London, GB;
DePuy (Ireland), Cork, IE;
Abstract
A patella resection assembly comprises a patella resection guide and a stylus. The patella resection guide has bone-gripping members on two movable arms and a saw guide surface. The stylus is pivotably mounted to the arms of the resection guide and has a free end received in the slot in the resection guide. The arms of the patella resection guide are movable to a variety of positions with different distances between the bone-gripping members while the stylus is in place.