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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Daniel Meade, Allentown, PA (US);
Michael James Joyce, Emmaus, PA (US);
Gary Scott Sherman, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/154 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01);
Abstract
A total joint instrument set according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a guide assembly that orients a cut in a first bone and a linkage guide that orients a cut in a second bone. A positioning of the linkage guide is mechanically linked to at least a portion of the guide assembly.