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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Aaron J. Matyas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Stephen Bennett, Huntington, IN (US);
Kyle D. Steffe, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Aaron J. Matyas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Stephen Bennett, Huntington, IN (US);
Kyle D. Steffe, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy (Ireland), , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30738 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an anchor configured to be coupled to a prosthetic tibial component, a shaft coupled to the anchor, and a separator coupled to the shaft. The separator is configured to move along the shaft between a first position in which the separator is spaced apart from the prosthetic tibial component and a second position in which the separator is positioned between the tibial tray and the sleeve of the prosthetic tibial component.