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US 2011/0253151 A1Published application
Positioning device for ankle joint replacement surgery
AssigneeUniversity of Iowa Research Foundation
InventorsYuki Tochigi, Thomas E. Baer, Charles L. Saltzman
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Abstract
A positioning device for ankle joint replacement surgery.
Claims20
A positioning device for ankle joint replacement surgery, comprising:
- a base frame;
- a tibial support assembly that:
- extends from and is slidably connected to the base frame;
- and
- is sized, shaped, and positionable to support a lower leg;
- a footplate assembly that:
- extends from and is slidably connected to the base frame;
- and
- is sized, shaped, and positionable to support a foot;
- and
- a cutter pivot assembly that:
- extends from and is slidably connected to the base frame;
- is positioned between the tibial support assembly and the footplate assembly;
- and
- is sized, shaped and positioned to receive a surgical cutting tool and to constrain the cutting tool to swing in an arc that would make an arc cut in a bone of an ankle joint when a lower leg is positioned in the device.
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