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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Bernard Joseph Bourque, Rehoboth, MA (US);
William Richard Davis, Hingham, MA (US);
Michael Charles Ferragamo, Foster, RI (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/1796 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.