Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distal femoral trial with removable cutting guide
- Patent Title (中): 远端股骨试验与可移动切割导轨
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Application No.: US13101609Application Date: 2011-05-05
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Publication No.: US08764759B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: Roger Ryan Dees, Jr.
- Applicant: Roger Ryan Dees, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58

Abstract:
Various embodiment of the present invention provide a distal femoral trial that allows a surgeon to cut the central box geometry of a distal femur using an implant-shaped trial. The trial includes a cutting guide that is removable from the trial and adjustable with respect to the trial. The guide is intended to control the depth and direction of the cutting instruments used to prepare the femur for the a posterior stabilized implant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110213378A1 DISTAL FEMORAL TRIAL WITH REMOVABLE CUTTING GUIDE Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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