Intraoperative adjustable guides, systems, and methods
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsPaul M. Stemniski, Jesse G. Moore
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Abstract
A system can include a first component having a first body and a second component having a second body. The first body can have a first side and an opposed second side. The first side can have at least one patient-specific surface configured to engage at least one bone in a predetermined manner. The first body can also have a coupling element. The second body can be sized and configured to engage the coupling element to couple the second component to the first component. The second body can include at least one guide surface, and a position of the at least one guide surface can be configured to be adjusted relative to the first component intraoperatively. Methods of using such systems also are disclosed.
Claims13
A system, comprising:
- a first component having a first body, the body having a first side and an opposed second side, the first side having at least one patient-specific surface configured to engage at least one bone in a predetermined manner, the first body having a coupling element;
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- a second component having a second body, the second body sized and configured to engage the coupling element to couple the second component to the first component, the second body including at least one guide surface that defines at least one hole sized and configured to receive a fixation device with a first slot and a second slot each configured to receive a cutting instrument, the first slot configured to guide the cutting instrument for resecting a first bone and the second slot configured to guide the cutting instrument for resecting a second bone that is different from the first bone wherein the at least one hole extends through the second body along an axis that is disposed at an oblique angle with respect to a plane defined by a first side of the second body and is at least partially defined by a bushing that extends from the second body, wherein a position of the at least one guide surface is configured to be adjusted relative to the first component intraoperatively.
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