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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Biomet Sports Medicine, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
William Maxson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gautam Gupta, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2846 (2013.01); A61B 17/8095 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30112 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
An osteotomy implant including a porous portion, a solid portion, and a hinge portion. The porous portion includes a first part and a second part that defines a clearance therebetween. A solid portion abuts the porous portion. A hinge portion of the solid portion is coupled to the first part and the second part. The hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration.