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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Michael Ries, Tiburon, CA (US);
Nicholas Slater, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jordan Hoof, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Bjorn Rindal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jared M. White, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael Ries, Tiburon, CA (US);
Nicholas Slater, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jordan Hoof, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Bjorn Rindal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jared M. White, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
Instrumentation for preparation of a bone includes a first guide having a first collet and a second collet. The first and second collets are formed around divergent first and second axes, and share a common opening. A bone preparation instrument may be inserted into each of the collets toward a bone. A second guide may be carried in the first guide, and a bone preparation instrument inserted through the second guide toward the bone, along a third axis.