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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Matthew E. Monaghan, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some examples, an apparatus includes a working surface including at least one material removal member. The material removal member is configured to remove at least some of a first portion of a first material. A protrusion extends outwardly from the working surface. The protrusion extends beyond the at least one material removal member by a first distance. The protrusion is configured to inhibit the at least one material removal member from removing at least a second portion of the first material. The second portion has a thickness substantially equal to the first distance.