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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
John E. Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert E. Montgomery, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Dennis R. Aquilo, Youngsville, NC (US);
Douglas G. Branscome, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kelly A. Timmons, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kimberly Les, Clarkston, MI (US);
Peter F. Choong, Kew, AU;
Peter E. Darrigan, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Luke Vaughan, Del Mar, CA (US);
Ernest U. Conrad, Seattle, WA (US);
Jay S. Wunder, Toronto, CA;
David H. Anderson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kevin S. Cook, Warsaw, IN (US);
G. Douglas Letson, Tampa, FL (US);
Gary D. Bos, Moxee, WA (US);
John E. Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert E. Montgomery, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Dennis R. Aquilo, Youngsville, NC (US);
Douglas G. Branscome, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kelly A. Timmons, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kimberly Les, Clarkston, MI (US);
Peter F. Choong, Kew, AU;
Peter E. Darrigan, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Luke Vaughan, Del Mar, CA (US);
Ernest U. Conrad, Seattle, WA (US);
Jay S. Wunder, Toronto, CA;
David H. Anderson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kevin S. Cook, Warsaw, IN (US);
G. Douglas Letson, Tampa, FL (US);
Gary D. Bos, Moxee, WA (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopaedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.