Jig and saw guides for use in osteotomies
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Horan, Christopher H. Scholl, Daneen K. Touhalisky
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AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Horan, Christopher H. Scholl, Daneen K. Touhalisky
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An apparatus for locating a curvilinear cut in a bone comprises a jig body and a first arm, a top end of which is rotatably coupleable to a first portion of the jig body in combination with a second arm, a top end of which is rotatably coupleable to a second portion of the jig body separated from the first portion and a saw guide rotatably coupleable to the first arm, the saw guide including a bottom surface extending along a curve corresponding to a desired path through which a bone is to be cut, the saw guide including a locking feature receiving a bone fixation element which, in an operative configuration, is mounted in the bone to align the saw guide relative to the arm so that an operator may precisely align a desired axis of the saw guide with a longitudinal axis of the first arm.
An apparatus for locating a curvilinear cut in a bone, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for locating a curvilinear cut in a bone, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for locating a curvilinear cut in a bone, the apparatus comprising:
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