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US 2019/0290291 A1Published application
Globalized Total Knee Instrumentation
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorCarlos E. Collazo
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Abstract
A varus-valgus alignment instrument includes a body having a bone contact surface for contacting a distal femur and an opening extending through the body and bone contact surface. The opening is sized to receive an elongate shaft therein. An alignment member is moveably attached to the body and has first and second openings therethrough. The first and second openings are sized to receive the elongate shaft and are interchangeably positioned in alignment with the opening of the body.
Claims1
A bone forming assembly, comprising:
- a reference guide having a reference body and an alignment member, the reference body having a bone contact surface and a reference opening extending through the reference body and the bone contact surface, the alignment member having first and second openings extending therethrough and being adjustably mounted to the reference body such that the first and second openings are interchangeably aligned with reference opening;
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- a resection guide having a resection body and an engagement member connected to the resection body and the reference body, the resection body having a first resection surface that aligns with the bone contact surface when the resection guide is connected to the reference guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.