Femoral cutting guide

Details Femoral cutting guide Femoral cutting guide

1994-05-25

1995-10-03

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 96, 606102, A61B 5103

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active

054548160

ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic instrument for guiding a saw blade for preparing the distal end of a human femur to receive an endoprosthetic femoral component has a base component provided with guide for guiding cutting blades. The guide can be used to shape all of the necessary femoral surfaces to receive the femoral component to be fitted once the base component is fitted to the bone. A device for aligning the base component on the bone elements for attaching the base component to the bone after alignment is also provided.

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