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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/3601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for preparing a proximal femur can include a broach that includes a broach body having an anterior side, a posterior side, a lateral side and a medial side. The medial side can have a roughened cutting surface. The lateral side can have a smooth, non-cutting surface. The system can further comprise a cutting scribe assembly and a cutting guide assembly.