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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/8886 (2013.01); A61B 17/142 (2016.11); A61B 17/152 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
A guide and method useful in cutting and rejoining bones is presented. The guide is particularly useful in performing an osteotomy of a long bone adjacent a joint such as a hand or foot.