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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/92 (2013.01); A61B 2017/922 (2013.01);
Abstract
Orthopedic procedures can involve tools or other instruments that assist a surgeon. The surgical instrument including a cutting instrument configured to shape bone, including an impaction/extraction device, is disclosed. Methods of shaping a bone including the surgical instrument with the cutting instrument including an impaction/extract device are disclosed.