Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and tools for femoral resection in knee surgery
- Patent Title (中): 膝关节手术中股骨切除术的方法和工具
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Application No.: US12584686Application Date: 2009-09-10
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Publication No.: US07931655B2Publication Date: 2011-04-26
- Inventor: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr. , Gearoid Walsh
- Applicant: Stuart L. Axelson, Jr. , Gearoid Walsh
- Applicant Address: US NJ Mahwah
- Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Mahwah
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56

Abstract:
Tools for resecting the femur include an anchoring device, a three-way alignment guide and a six way alignment guide attachable to the anchoring device, a resection guide attachable to the three-way alignment guide and equipped with couplings for trackers, an A-P sizer, a femoral sizing block bushing attachable to the six-way alignment guide, a 4-in-i femoral cutting block, a 5-in-i positional alignment guide attachable to the six-way alignment guide, a pair of diodes, and a 5-in-one cutting block. Methods of utilizing the apparatus are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100004658A1 Methods and tools for femoral resection in knee surgery Public/Granted day:2010-01-07
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