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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Michael G. Fisher, Reno, NV (US);

Anthony K. Hedley, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);

Russell T. Nevins, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Kenneth D. Johannaber, Rancho Murieta, CA (US);

Kevin M. Cordes, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael G. Fisher, Reno, NV (US);

Anthony K. Hedley, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);

Russell T. Nevins, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Kenneth D. Johannaber, Rancho Murieta, CA (US);

Kevin M. Cordes, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Assignee:

Synvasive Technology, Inc., El Dorado Hills, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 2019/462 (2013.01); A61B 19/201 (2013.01); A61B 2019/202 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4836 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for positioning a bone cut on a bone may involve: coupling a bone cut positioning apparatus with a body bone; adjusting the positioning apparatus in a varus/valgus orientation relative to the body bone; adjusting the positioning apparatus in an anterior/posterior orientation relative to the body bone; and adjusting the positioning apparatus up or down to select a bone resection level.


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