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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
Robert Freeman, Leeds, GB;
Gary Moore, Leeds, GB;
Steven Gowers, Leeds, GB;
Inventors:
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
Robert Freeman, Leeds, GB;
Gary Moore, Leeds, GB;
Steven Gowers, Leeds, GB;
Assignee:
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4609 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4668 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
An alignment guide is provided having a shaft with a longitudinal axis and a guide arm having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion is attached to the shaft and configured to be rotatable about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The second portion extends from the first portion at a first predetermined angle along a second axis. The third portion extends from the second portion at a second predetermined angle.