Patella resectioning guide and assembly
US8821501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/158
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patella resection assembly comprises a patella resection guide and a stylus. The patella resection guide has bone-gripping members on two movable arms and a saw guide surface. The stylus is pivotably mounted to the arms of the resection guide and has a free end received in the slot in the resection guide. The arms of the patella resection guide are movable to a variety of positions with different distances between the bone-gripping members while the stylus is in place.
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