Tibial osteotomy guide assembly and method
US4421112A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1982 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and guide assembly for use in a tibial osteotomy wherein two pairs of parallel guide pins are inserted into the tibia at a predetermined angle with respect to each other through a guide block. The adjacent surfaces of the pairs of pins are then used to precisely guide a saw by which a wedge-shaped segment of the tibia is removed.
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