Patient specific surgical guide locator and mount
AssigneeMicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
InventorsMichael Carroll, Richard Obert, Paul Stemniski
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Abstract
A resection guide locator includes a bone engagement portion with surfaces that are complementary to the surface topographies of a bone to be resected during surgery. A housing includes a socket defined by a resilient annular wall that is sized and arranged so to accept a resection guide by press-fit to thereby position and hold the resection guide within the socket. The resection guide is maintained in a predetermined, preferred position while the surfaces are releasably locked in position on the bone. A method is disclosed for forming and using the resection guide locator.
Claims10
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A method, comprising:
- securing a first side of a locating device in contact with a first bone, the locating device having a body with a first side and a second side, the first side including a surface that is complementary to an anatomical surface of the first bone, the body defining a plurality of slots each of which extends through the body, the body having a surface that is recessed relative to a surface of the second side such that the recessed surface of the body is disposed between the complementary surface and the surface of the second side, wherein the recessed surface is suitable for receiving a cutting guide such that the plurality of slots are defined through the recessed surface;
- inserting a pin through a bore defined in the locating device so as to engage the first bone such that a first slot of the plurality of slots extends in a first direction, a second slot of the plurality of slots extends in a second direction, and a third slot of the plurality of slots extends in a third direction;
- moving a cutting guide into position according to a placement of the locating device;
- inserting a cutting tool into a slot of the plurality of slots;
- and
- resecting the first bone.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a cutting guide relative to a first bone with a locating device, the cutting guide including a first slot, a second slot, and a third slot;
- and
- securing the locating device to the first bone by inserting a pin through a through-bore of the locating device and the first bone, wherein the locating device includes a body having a first and a second side, the first side including a surface that is complementary to a surface of the first bone, the body having a surface that is recessed relative to a surface of the second side such that the recessed surface of the body is disposed between the complementary surface and the surface of the second side, wherein the recessed surface is sized to receive a cutting guide, and a plurality of slots are defined through the recessed surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.