Alignment guide for a bone cutting block
US5688279A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30616
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An alignment guide for positioning a saw guide at a predetermined position on the distal femur is placed on the femur and receives an intramedullary rod inserted in the femur. The guide has an arm for coupling the saw guide block. The guide includes an intercondylar saddle that engages the intercondylar notch of the femur to align the saw guide at a predetermined position proximal to the intercondylar notch.
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