Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1999-01-04
2000-03-07
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 87, A61B 1700
Patent
active
06033410&
ABSTRACT:
Orthopaedic instrumentation used for preparing a distal end of a femur during an orthopaedic revision surgery includes a cutting guide block with a medial side, a lateral side and an anterior cutting guide surface. The medial side and the lateral side each have a notch therein. An anterior flange is removably attached to the cutting guide block and positioned adjacent to the anterior cutting guide surface. The anterior flange includes a pair of arms which are respectively disposed within the medial side notch and the lateral side notch.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5417694 (1995-05-01), Marik et al.
Donkers Ron
Heldreth Mark
Hodorek Robert
LaLonde Mike
McLean Christopher
Bristol--Myers Squibb Company
Buiz Michael
Dawson Todd A.
Woo Julian W.
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