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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Sergio Romagnoli, Savona, IT;
Roland Willi, Neftenbach, CH;
Inventors:
Sergio Romagnoli, Savona, IT;
Roland Willi, Neftenbach, CH;
Assignee:
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rasps for preparing bones of various patients to receive a prosthetic implant and a method for using the same. Multiple rasps may be provided as a set. Within the set, the rasps generally correspond to the size and shape of a single prosthetic implant, such as a prosthetic femoral hip stem, and have a range of bone removal and bone compression capabilities to account for unique bone characteristics of the various patients. A surgeon may select a desired rasp from the set provided depending on the patient's unique bone characteristics.