Indicator device for use with a surgical guide instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8882777
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11687176

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Instruments for use in resecting, reshaping, and preparing the end of a bone to receive an implant. The instruments may be equipped with indicator devices in the form of light-emitting devices to project an indicator onto the bone. Examples of such instruments may be a cut guide equipped with a built-in cut plane indicator device and a cut plane indicator device for use with existing cut guides. The cut plane indicator device may provide a visual indication or cue on a surface of the bone indicating where the cut plane of the cut guide will intersect the bone.

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  • ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Collins, James S Fort Wayne, US 22 333
Grimm, James E Winona Lake, US 27 1841
Heavener, Jackson R Warsaw, US 30 907
McGinley, Shawn E Fort Wayne, US 41 1351
Radford, Kathleen J Winona Lake, US 1 66

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