Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-07-01
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 88, A61B 1756
Patent
active
056432720
ABSTRACT:
A method an apparatus for resecting a proximal tibia during a knee replacement operation is provided. The apparatus includes an ankle clamp, an alignment rod, a fixation head, cutting guide clamps having cutting guide slots therein, and a milling bit. The method includes the steps of attaching the ankle clamp about the ankle, interconnecting the distal end of the alignment rod with the ankle clamp, interconnecting the fixation head with the proximal end of the alignment rod, partially attaching the fixation head to the proximal tibia, aligning the alignment rod, completely attaching the fixation head to the proximal tibia, interconnecting the cutting guide clamps with the alignment rod, positioning the cutting guide clamps about the proximal tibia, securing the cutting guide clamps to the tibia at a proper location, removing the fixation head, placing the milling bit within the cutting guide slots, and cutting the proximal tibia with the milling bit.
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Goldstein David B.
Haines Timothy G.
Hudson Surgical Design, Inc.
Tucker Guy V.
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