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Femoral surgical instrument and method of assembling same

US12426899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY · IE

Inventors

Craig S. Tsukayama · Fort Wayne, US
Rebecca L. Chaney · Warsaw, US
William R. Macumber · Edwardsburg, US
Janelle M. Lubensky · Winona Lake, US
Duncan Young · Wormald Green, GB
Jonathan C. Lee · Mishawaka, US
Jeffrey M. Walcutt · Fort Wayne, US
Francisco A. Amaral · Acushnet, US
Carl F. Livorsi · Lakeville, US
Peter James · Oldbury, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2023
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20396
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthopaedic surgical instrument may include an elongated body with a proximal end and distal end. A clamp lever may be pivotally coupled to the proximal end of the elongated body. The clamp lever may be moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A biasing element may be configured to bias the clamp lever to the locked position.

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