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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Ben Sordelet, Warsaw, IN (US);
Chad E. Derf, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Carl F. Livorsi, Lakeville, MA (US);
Phillip G. Withee, Fall River, MA (US);
Ben Sordelet, Warsaw, IN (US);
Chad E. Derf, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Carl F. Livorsi, Lakeville, MA (US);
Phillip G. Withee, Fall River, MA (US);
DEPUY (IRELAND), , IE;
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly includes a base block, an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument configured to be inserted into a medullary canal of a patient's femur, an adaptor, and a modular cutting block. The base cutting block includes a slot, and the adaptor is positioned in the slot. The adaptor includes a mounting bracket engaged with the base plate, and a fastener coupled to the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument. The modular cutting block is configured to be secured to the base block.