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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Applicants:
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Keith Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Keith Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61M 2210/02 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/8811 (2013.01); A61B 17/8819 (2013.01); A61B 2017/349 (2013.01); A61B 2019/304 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument set is provided that has a tapered configuration that facilitates the insertion of the instrument set into a patient.