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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Clinton Kehres, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nicholas Muir, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Andrew O'Reilly, Jefferson, OH (US);
John McDaniel, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); B25B 5/10 (2006.01); B25B 5/14 (2006.01); B25B 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4644 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); B25B 5/102 (2013.01); B25B 5/147 (2013.01); B25B 5/163 (2013.01); A61B 17/8866 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3096 (2013.01); A61F 2240/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic instrument for securing a bone includes a base plate, a cutting block removably coupled with an end of said base plate, and a V-shaped vice member slidingly coupled with the base plate and movable toward and away from the cutting block. The cutting block has a plurality of cutting slots, each of which has a predefined configuration. Further, the vice member is configured for centering the bone and applying a force against the bone toward the cutting block.