Spring-loaded adjustable joint spacer/bearing trial system
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsDuke Fox, Preston Lee Howard
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Abstract
A joint spacer for an orthopedic procedure including a first plate, a second plate, a coupling device, and a spacer insert receiving portion. The first plate includes a first bone facing surface and a first inner surface. The second plate includes a second bone facing surface and a second inner surface facing the first inner surface. The coupling device couples the first plate and the second plate together. The spacer insert receiving portion of at least one of the first inner surface or the second inner surface is configured to receive at least one spacer insert between the first plate and the second plate to space the first plate and the second plate apart a distance corresponding to an optimal interval between bones of a joint.
Claims22
A joint spacer for an orthopedic procedure comprising:
- a first plate including a first bone facing surface and a first inner surface;
- a second plate including a second bone facing surface and a second inner surface facing the first inner surface;
- a coupling device coupling the first plate and the second plate together;
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- a spacer insert receiving portion of at least one of the first inner surface or the second inner surface configured to receive at least one spacer insert between the first plate and the second plate to space the first plate and the second plate apart a distance corresponding to an optimal interval between bones of a joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.