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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Depuy International Limited, Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB;
Depuy (Ireland), Cork, IE;
DEPUY (IRELAND), Cork, IE;
Abstract
A system of surgical instruments for use with at least a first implant and a second implant of the same type but different sizes is provided. The system includes at least three containers. The first container contains at least a first surgical instrument of a first type that is size specific and a second surgical instrument of a second type that is size specific; both the first and second instruments are of a first size The second container contains at least a third surgical instrument of the first type and a fourth surgical instrument of the second type; both the third and fourth instruments are of a second size which is different from the first size. The third container contains at least a fifth surgical instrument of a third type which is size independent.