US 11,890,204 B2
Implant removal tool
Jose S. Rivera, Jr., Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to SIMPLEX DESIGNS, LLC, Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Simplex Designs, LLC, Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,941.
Application 17/515,941 is a continuation of application No. 16/431,879, filed on Jun. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,191,651.
Prior Publication US 2022/0047401 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4607 (2013.01) [A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant removal tool comprising:
a substantially U-shaped body having a thin wall structure, the thin wall structure comprising two side walls, a back wall, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
wherein the U-shaped body has a front edge configured for cutting;
an opening located within the substantially U-shaped body between the two side walls, wherein the opening has a curved opening front edge, the curved opening front edge being part of the thin wall structure;
wherein the opening is shaped to accommodate at least a portion of a femoral implant to pass through the outer surface;
wherein the opening has a width substantially equal to a distance of the two side walls.