Method of surgically preparing a patient's tibia

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9113915
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13485444

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A method of surgically preparing a proximal end of a tibia includes inserting an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument into a medullary canal of the tibia, securing an attachment device to the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument, attaching a cutting block to the attachment device, resecting the proximal end of the tibia using the cutting block to form a surgically-prepared surface, positioning a tibial base trial on the surgically-prepared surface, and inserting a keel punch through a slot defined in the tibial base trial and into the surgically-prepared surface of the tibia.

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  • DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gowers, Steven P Cambridge, GB 9 279
Keefer, Ryan C Warsaw, US 42 697
Kilpela, Todd Richfield, US 3 307
Lee, Jonathan C Mishawaka, US 41 2155
Macumber, William R Edwardsburg, US 14 295
Major, Lisa M Warsaw, US 12 398
Thomas, Kyle B Denver, US 18 717

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