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Calcar planar

US8052687B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

39References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Samuel G. Sackett · Fort Wayne, US
Jonathan E. Carr · Warsaw, US
David K. DeBoer · Nashville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2006
Grant date	Nov 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0026
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A kit for removing calcar bone from a resected face around a bone canal of a long bone prepared to receive an orthopaedic implant is provided. The kit includes a trial for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone and a fixture. The fixture has a connector for connecting the fixture to the trial and a guide for guiding the calcar reamer. The kit also includes a calcar reamer for removing calcar bone from the resected face around the bone canal of the long bone. The reamer includes a feature for cooperation with the guide of the fixture. The kit further includes an implant for insertion into the bone canal of the long bone.

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