Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patella drill guide and trial surgical instrument system and method of using the same
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Application No.: US16149895Application Date: 2018-10-02
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Publication No.: US11109873B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Matthew S. Wallace , Jennifer B. Wyant , Richard S. Jones , David S. Barrett
- Applicant: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
- Applicant Address: IE County Cork
- Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
- Current Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: IE County Cork
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61F2/46 ; A61B17/88
Abstract:
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient. A method of using such an orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190029699A1 PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND TRIAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM METHOD OF USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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