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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Carlos E. Collazo, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteomics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/152 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 2017/565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting block for use in a bone osteotomy procedure is disclosed, and includes a first cutting guide surface, a second cutting guide surface, and a third cutting guide surface. The first, second, and third cutting guide surfaces are adapted to be temporarily affixed to a bone having a first side and a second side such that the first cutting guide surface is disposed on the first side of the bone, and such that the second cutting guide surface and third cutting guide surface are disposed on the second side of the bone forming an angle therebetween.