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Bone wedge guidance system

US4501268A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 1981
Grant dateFeb 26, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 20, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/15
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wedge guide of specific angular dimensions allows the excision of a precise bone wedge by the alternate use of a crescentic and planar saw in a stable and accurate manner.

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