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- Patent Title: System and method of performing a reaming operation on a patient's femur during an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure
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Application No.: US15598533Application Date: 2017-05-18
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Publication No.: US11234841B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Kyle R. Flakne , Thomas E. Wogoman
- Applicant: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Applicant Address: IE County Cork
- Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Current Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
- Current Assignee Address: IE County Cork
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/15
- IPC: A61B17/15 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/17 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/38 ; A61F2/30 ; A61B90/00
Abstract:
An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
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