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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Charanpreet S. Bagga, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Shaun B. Hanson, West Chester, PA (US);
Steven B. Cohen, West Chester, PA (US);
Charles F. Leinberry, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Peter F. Sharkey, Villanova, PA (US);
Charanpreet S. Bagga, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Shaun B. Hanson, West Chester, PA (US);
Steven B. Cohen, West Chester, PA (US);
Charles F. Leinberry, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Peter F. Sharkey, Villanova, PA (US);
ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC., Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
Instruments and associated methods are disclosed for treating joints, and particularly bone tissue. One of these instruments may be a positioning instrument for controlled delivery of a device to a target site of the bone tissue being treated. The positioning instrument may comprise an alignment guide having a device portal for insertion of a device therethrough. The positioning instrument may have an indicator probe having an extended arm, and a handle portion for maneuvering the positioning instrument. Another instrument may be a device for placement through the device portal of the alignment guide and to the target site. The device may comprise an implant insertion tool, an injection catheter, a cavity creation tool such as a bone drill, for example, or the device may be an implantable device.