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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Matthew S. Ross, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew S. Ross, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61F 2/46 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61B 2017/90 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4668 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for aiding practitioners in the implementation of arthroplasty prosthetics. Example devices may include a base and an alignment arm, and may be used for finding and recording the native alignment of a bone head, such as the femoral or humeral head. The base may be attached to the bone and the alignment arm may be adjusted to reflect the native alignment of the bone. Once the alignment is recorded, the native bone head may be removed and the prosthetic bone head may be attached to the bone, and properly oriented using the alignment arm of the device.