Apparatus and method for the alignment of a total knee prosthesis
US5788700A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/157
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tibial resection guide is aligned with the direction of the mechanical axis of the leg of a recipient of a total knee prosthesis through the use of a proximal alignment member at the proximal portion of an external tibial alignment shaft coupled to the tibia, the proximal alignment member having a guideway for the reception of an external alignment rod affixed to the distal femur of the recipient and so as to extend in the direction of the mechanical axis.
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