Positioner for surgical instruments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4738254
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06587263

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A positioner for positioning a surgical instrument which acts as a guide for a cutting instrument which produces a surgical cut in an anatomical structure; in one embodiment the positioner positions a surgical instrument which acts as a guide for the cutting instrument at a predetermined position with respect to a previously resected surface whereby a further resection is made at a predetermined position with respect to the previously resected surface; and in a further embodiment the positioner acts as an adaptor for a surgical instrument which aids in producing surgical sections thereby allowing the surgical instrument to produce surgical cuts at various predetermined positions relative to a previous surgical cut made at one of several levels.

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST A CORP OF N J76 CREST DRIVE SO ORANGE NJ 07079

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buechel, Frederick F South Orange, NJ 35 3340
Pappas, Michael J Caldwell, NJ 57 5502

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