Locating a bone axis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9078668
APP PUB NO 20100131021A1
SERIAL NO

12515201

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A technique for locating an axis of a bone, which extends through the center of rotation of the bone around a joint between that bone and another bone, involves a. moving the bone in a plane about the said joint, between a first point and a second point, b. locating a third point which is equidistant from the first and second points, and c. locating the axis which passes through the third point, perpendicular to a line which connects the first and second points. The invention provides an instrument for performing this technique.

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  • DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Colquhoun, Callum Belgrave, AU 9 291
Rock, Mick Leeds, GB 8 340

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