Patellar clamp and surgical saw guide

Details Patellar clamp and surgical saw guide Patellar clamp and surgical saw guide

1990-09-19

1991-06-04

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 88, 606 87, A61F 500

Patent

active

050210556

ABSTRACT:
A patellar clamp and saw guide for preparing a patella to receive a prosthetic articulating surface on the patella's posterior side. A guide plate supports a saw block. The guide plate can be swiveled so that a sagittal saw can be presented to the patella from any desired angle. The saw block can be advanced or retracted axially so that more or less of the patella will be cut away by the saggittal saw. A scale enables the location of the proposed cut to be quickly and accurately determined. Storage apparatus in a handle of the clamp holds different specialized for use during surgery.

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patent: 4892093 (1990-01-01), Zarnowski et al.
patent: 4893619 (1990-01-01), Dale et al.
patent: 4952213 (1990-08-01), Bowman et al.
patent: 4952214 (1990-08-01), Comparetto

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