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Instruments for use in femoroacetabular impingement procedures

  • US 9,750,491 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2015
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Cam resection guide for evaluating a spherical contour of a bone that has undergone a Cam resection comprising:

  • a handle having a distal end; and

    a tip member that is coupled to the distal end of the handle by a spherical joint such that the tip member can both rotate and pivot relative to the handle, wherein the tip member is coupled to the handle at an attachment point located between a front edge and a rear edge of the tip member, the tip member having a spherical shaped bottom surface for evaluating the spherical contour of the bone by being moved therealong, wherein a body of the spherical joint that is formed at the distal end of the handle has a flattened top surface to cause a truncation of an outer contour of the spherical joint and permit the guide to be received internally within a cannula for delivering the guide to a target site, wherein the tip member includes a first suture attachment hole formed between the attachment point and the rear edge of the tip member, the first suture attachment hole being configured to receive a first suture and positioned such that when the first suture is pulled in a rearward direction, a rear portion of the tip member that terminates at the rear edge and is closest to the handle, pivots about the spherical joint in a direction toward the handle to permit reception of the guide within the cannula.

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