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Method of assembling and positioning a femoral orthopaedic surgical instrument

US9138238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY · IE

Inventors

Benjamin J. Sordelet · Columbia City, US
Chad E. Derf · Warsaw, US
Rebecca L. Chaney · Warsaw, US
Craig S. Tsukayama · Fort Wayne, US
Carl F. Livorsi · Lakeville, US
Phillip G. Withee · Fall River, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2012
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/061
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a femur includes attaching a proximal end of an intramedullary adaptor to an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument, securing a distal end of an intramedullary adaptor to a base cutting block, inserting the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument into a medullary canal using the base cutting block, and positioning the base cutting block on a distal end of the femur.

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