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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Anthony J. Metzinger, Winona Lake, IN (US);
David A. Hawkes, Layton, UT (US);
Inventors:
Anthony J. Metzinger, Winona Lake, IN (US);
David A. Hawkes, Layton, UT (US);
Assignee:
Biomet C.V., Gibraltar, GI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7208 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01); A61B 17/921 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone reduction method and apparatus includes a bone reduction tool including a shaft with a proximal end portion, a distal end portion for insertion into a fractured bone, a first rigid portion located at the distal end portion, and a first flexible portion located between the first rigid portion and the proximal end portion.