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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Thomas E. Wogoman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jon M. Edwards, Warsaw, IN (US);
Duncan G. Young, Hebden Bridge West, GB;
Liam T. Dower, Ely, GB;
Rusty T. Meier, Warsaw, IN (US);
David W. Waite, Ii, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael J. Rock, Leeds, GB;
Matthew S. Wallace, Huntertown, IN (US);
Scott M. Thomas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Robert S. Gorab, Orange, CA (US);
Thomas E. Wogoman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jon M. Edwards, Warsaw, IN (US);
Duncan G. Young, Hebden Bridge West, GB;
Liam T. Dower, Ely, GB;
Rusty T. Meier, Warsaw, IN (US);
David W. Waite, II, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael J. Rock, Leeds, GB;
Matthew S. Wallace, Huntertown, IN (US);
Scott M. Thomas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Robert S. Gorab, Orange, CA (US);
DePuy (Ireland), , IE;
Abstract
A method of assembling a surgical instrument includes selecting a tibial bearing surface trial component, orienting a shim relative to the tibial bearing surface trial component, and securing the shim to the tibial bearing surface trial component.