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Reciprocating rasps for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure

US8961521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ryan C. Keefer · Warsaw, US
Sarah M. Anthony · Leesburg, US
Conrad Klotz · Nappanee, US
Kyle E. Lappin · Fort Wayne, US
Van A. Flamion · Warsaw, US
James A. Caywood · Fort Wayne, US
Francisco A. Amaral · Acushnet, US
Michael J. Fortin · Acushnet, US
Gabriel M. Surma · Winona Lake, US
Joanna L. Surma · Winona Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2013
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/30736
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Reciprocating rasps for the surgical preparation of the bone prior to the implantation of a glenoid or acetabular component with complex geometry are disclosed. Surgical methods for the use of such reciprocating rasps are also disclosed.

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