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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Scott Kelley, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventor:
Scott Kelley, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4607 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/154 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/175 (2013.01); A61B 17/1735 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/1742 (2013.01); A61F 2/46 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
Guides configured to guide one or more osteotomes to remove a femoral component that is implanted in a femur. When implanted, the femoral component includes a stem implanted within the femur, a proximal end that extends from the femur, and a receptacle in the proximal end. The guides are configured to attach to the femoral component and attach to the receptacle in the femoral component. The guides include one or more openings sized to guide the osteotomes along the stem of the femoral component. The guides may further include multiple different sections that can be attached together.