Patient-specific bone-cutting guidance instruments and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8764760
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13175142

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An orthopedic device for cutting or resurfacing an outer bone surface of a bone of a patient includes first and second guides. Each guide has a patient-specific surface preoperatively configured as a negative surface of a portion of the outer bone surface of the bone and a plurality of elongated slots. The elongated slots of the second guide are offset relative to the elongated slots of the first guide and configured for guiding a tool to resurface the outer bone surface.

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  • BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hershberger, Troy W Winona Lake, US 63 4508
Metzger, Robert Wakarusa, US 204 26414

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