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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
David W. Waite, Ii, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Scott M. Thomas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David A. Fisher, Fishers, IN (US);
David C. Pollock, Lewisville, NC (US);
J. Bohannon Mason, Charlotte, NC (US);
Duncan G. Young, Hebden Bridge West, GB;
Matthew S. Wallace, Huntertown, IN (US);
Duncan J. Beedall, Leeds, GB;
David W. Waite, II, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Scott M. Thomas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David A. Fisher, Fishers, IN (US);
David C. Pollock, Lewisville, NC (US);
J. Bohannon Mason, Charlotte, NC (US);
Duncan G. Young, Hebden Bridge West, GB;
Matthew S. Wallace, Huntertown, IN (US);
Duncan J. Beedall, Leeds, GB;
DePuy (Ireland), , IE;
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly that includes a handle and a keel punch configured to be inserted into a proximal end of a surgically-prepared tibia of a patient. The handle includes a lever configured to secure the keel punch to the handle.