Systems and methods for preparing bone voids to receive a prosthesis
US10213215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30884
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical method for forming a void in bone includes the steps of positioning a support member securely within an intramedullary canal of a bone; attaching a guide member having a longitudinal axis to the support member in a fixed and offset relation to the intramedullary canal; connecting a cutting member having a cutting head to the guide member in a slidable arrangement along the longitudinal axis of the guide member such that the cutting head faces a first bone segment; and cutting the first bone segment along the longitudinal axis of the guide member, thereby forming a first offset bone void.
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