Surgical instruments and method of surgically preparing a patient's tibia
US9962173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30604
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of surgically preparing a proximal end of a tibia includes inserting an intramedullary orthopedic surgical instrument into a medullary canal of the tibia, securing an attachment device to the intramedullary orthopedic surgical instrument, attaching a cutting block to the attachment device, resecting the proximal end of the tibia using the cutting block to form a surgically-prepared surface, positioning a tibial base trial on the surgically-prepared surface, and inserting a keel punch through a slot defined in the tibial base trial and into the surgically-prepared surface of the tibia.
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