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US 2021/0259705 A1Published application
Surgical device and method
AssigneeDepuy Ireland Unlimited Company
InventorsDAVID BEVERLAND, CONOR LOWRY, MARK TOMLINSON, DUNCAN YOUNG
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AssigneeDepuy Ireland Unlimited Company
InventorsDAVID BEVERLAND, CONOR LOWRY, MARK TOMLINSON, DUNCAN YOUNG
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A surgical device and method for performing a controlled resection of the neck of a femur during a hip replacement procedure. The surgical device includes a body portion. The body portion has a mounting portion. The mounting portion is mountable on a femoral head of the femur to position the body portion with respect to a center of the femoral head. The body portion also has an opening for mounting the body portion on an intramedullary pin located in an intramedullary canal of the femur. The surgical device also includes a resection guide. The resection guide is adjustably locatable at a plurality of positions on the body portion for positioning a resection plane indicator of the resection guide with respect to the neck of the femur according to a measured radius/diameter of the femoral head.
A surgical device for performing a controlled resection of the neck of femur during a hip replacement procedure, the surgical device comprising:
The surgical device of claim 14, wherein the body portion includes markings for reading off the femoral offset of the femur according to the position of the opening for mounting the body portion on the intramedullary pin, while the or each mounting portion is mounted on the femoral head.
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