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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Duke A. Fox, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2/3868 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3895 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument for engaging a bearing configured to facilitate articulation of a femoral component and a tibial component. The instrument includes a first bearing engaging portion configured to engage a first end of the bearing, and a second bearing engaging portion configured to engage a second end of the bearing that is opposite to the first end. A coupling member of the instrument interconnects the first and the second bearing engaging portions. The coupling member is operable to move the second bearing engaging portion relative to the first bearing engaging portion to secure the bearing therebetween.