Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,416,552 · App. 09/738,111
Method and apparatus for enabling access to an intramedullary canal of a femur through a femoral knee joint prosthesis
Inventors:
Jacy C. Hoeppner, David R. Brown, Gregory David VanDeWater, Robert Metzger, Brian D. Salyer
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 9, 2002
Filed: Dec 15, 2000
Inventors
Jacy C. Hoeppner
David R. Brown
Gregory David VanDeWater
Robert Metzger
Brian D. Salyer
Assignee (at issue)
Biomet Limited
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