Instruments and methods for preparing a bone to receive a prosthesis
US10893874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/151
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of resecting an end of bone comprising inserting a cutting guide having a guide surface into a void in an end of bone such that the guide surface is beneath an end surface of the bone, and resecting the bone along the guide surface while the cutting guide remains disposed within the void in the end of the bone.
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