Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,783,551 · App. 10/134,739
Method and apparatus for enabling access to an intramedullary canal of a femur through a femoral knee joint prosthesis
Inventors:
Robert Metzger, Jacy C. Hoeppner, David R. Brown, Gregory David VanDeWater
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 31, 2004
Filed: Apr 29, 2002
Inventors
Robert Metzger
Jacy C. Hoeppner
David R. Brown
Gregory David VanDeWater
Assignee (at issue)
Biomet Limited
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