Implant system with sizing templates

Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Meniscus

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C606S102000, C033S511000

Reexamination Certificate

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07857851

ABSTRACT:
Surgical instruments for use in sizing tissue defects and selecting an appropriate implant for the defect include sizing templates. The sizing templates are sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the implants. The sizing templates may be retractable into a tube for use in arthroscopic surgery. The retractable sizing templates are resilient to allow them to be retracted into a small diameter tube, and to expand on release from the tube to the desired size and shape. The method of using the instrument set is also described.

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