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Patent US7857858 - Modular bone implant, tool, and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsModular bone implants, manner of assembly, and their method of use are presented. In one form thereof, a tibial component of a knee prosthesis is providing including a tray having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and an extension forming an elongate body having a top end and a bottom end....http://www.google.com/patents/US7857858?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7857858 - Modular bone implant, tool, and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7857858 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/625,053Publication dateDec 28, 2010Filing dateJan 19, 2007Priority dateApr 25, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2455377A1, CA2455377C, DE602004007050D1, DE602004007050T2, EP1449500A2, EP1449500A3, EP1449500B1, US7182786, US8241367, US20030204263, US20070162145, US20110066249Publication number11625053, 625053, US 7857858 B2, US 7857858B2, US-B2-7857858, US7857858 B2, US7857858B2InventorsDaniel F. Justin, E. Marlowe Goble, Thomas Wade Fallin, Nathan A. Hammond, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert A. Hodorek, Daniel Gerbec, Gordon BakerOriginal AssigneeZimmer Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (175), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (12), Classifications (27), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetModular bone implant, tool, and method
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