Apparatus and method for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone
US7374563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone includes an alignment plate which has a contact surface and is mounted with the contact surface in a plane substantially perpendicular to the physical axis of the bone and in contact with the bone. A cutting guide is mounted to the alignment plate for rotation about an axis which is substantially parallel to the mechanical axis. The cutting guide includes an instrument-receiver which maintains the surgical instrument in a cutting plane which is substantially parallel to the contact plane and at a predetermined distance from it.
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