Patellar osteotomy guide

Details Patellar osteotomy guide Patellar osteotomy guide

1991-08-19

1992-09-15

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

A61B 1714

Patent

active

051473658

ABSTRACT:
A patella osteotomy guide comprising a plier-like appliance with curved jaws for grasping a patient's patella. A row of teeth faces inwardly from the jaws. The teeth are generally of pyramid shape, but a vertex of each tooth lies in a plane containing a bottom side of the respective jaw. Each of the jaws has an integral saw capture slot and the tips of the jaws are extended. A rotating, calibrated stylus measures the position of the patella with respect to the integral saw capture slots. The rotating stylus also functions as a pivot or fulcrum about which the jaws and handles of the osteotomy guide rotate. Handles for the osteotomy guide are offset from the plane of the jaws. The rotating stylus can be displaced up and down and then locked into a selected position using a draw bar and captured balls. A bowed retaining ring imparts a certain amount of pre-load to the stylus and draw bar assembly to hold the assembly in a selected position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4633862 (1987-01-01), Petersen
patent: 5021055 (1991-06-01), Burkinshaw

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