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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Paul Borries, Columbia City, IN (US);
Bart C. Benedict, Warsaw, IN (US);
Trent Pals, Warsaw, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A femoral reamer () can include a base material () and a coating () disposed on the base material. The coating can be harder than the base material and, as a result, the femoral reamer can wear more slowly than if the coating was absent. The coating can be a different color than the base material. When the coating is worn off, such wear can be easily observed from a visual inspection of the femoral reamer. The coating can have an initial thickness (i.e., a thickness prior to use) that is related to a tolerance on a size and/or a shape of a hole drilled by the femoral reamer. When the coating is worn off, the size and/or the shape of the hole drilled by the femoral reamer may be at or near an edge of a specified tolerance range. The femoral reamer can be part of a kit and a method.