Patient-specific orthopedic instruments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9968376
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15618331

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A method of preparing a distal femur for a knee joint implant includes mounting a patient-specific bone engagement surface of a femoral alignment guide on a complementary surface of a distal femur of a patient. A plurality of alignment pins is inserted through a corresponding plurality of guiding bores of the femoral alignment guide into the distal femur. A cutting guide is mounted on first and second alignment pins of the plurality of alignment pins, and a first resection of the distal femur is made using the cutting guide while cutting through the femoral alignment guide.

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  • BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catanzarite, Joshua B Warsaw, US 29 3376
May, Brian M Warsaw, US 41 3301
Metzger, Robert Wakarusa, US 204 26414

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