Patellar clamp and reamer with adjustable stop

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5885298
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08565562

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A method and surgical instrument is provided for the in situ clamping engagement and reaming of the human patella bone in preparation for the installation of a patellar button prosthesis, the clamp including a rectangular frame wherein a pair of handles are mounted for parallel movement whereby to move their respective jaws into clamped engagement with the opposite faces of the patella, and a guide head defining a fixed stop; and a reaming device including a reamer shaft disposed for rotation relative to the guide head, a depth adjustment head connected to the shaft and adapted to abut the fixed stop, and a reamer blade mounted to the shaft. The shaft is provided with indicia to indicate the thickness of the patella that will remain after the resection.

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BIOMET MANUFACTURING LLC56 EAST BELL DRIVE WARSAW IN 46582

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Brown, David Ray Leesburg, IN 7 1427
Herrington, Stephen Michael Bloomington, IN 2 547
Hershberger, Troy William Warsaw, IN 1 385

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