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US 2003/0225413 A1Published application
Two-piece cut block for minimally invasive surgical procedure
AssigneeZimmer Technology, Inc.
InventorsAdam Sanford, Robert A. Hodorek, Toby N. Farling
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Abstract
A two-piece cut block for performing a minimally invasive partial or total knee arthroplasty. The present invention comprises a cut block that can be inserted into an incision in two parts then assembled in vivo. The two-piece design allows the relatively large surgical instrument to fit into a small, minimally invasive, surgical incision
Claims7
An apparatus for guiding a resection device across a bone, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame, the frame comprising at least one slot and at least one groove co-planer with the slot, the slot and the groove adapted to allow the insertion of the cutting portion of a resection device;
- a cut block, the block comprising at least one block groove adapted to allow the insertion of the cutting portion of the resection device, and means for removably connecting the block to the frame such that at least one frame slot and at least one frame groove co-planar with at least one block groove.
The cutting guide apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for removably connecting the block to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.