AU736235B2 - Method and apparatus for locating resection at the distal condylar femur, tibia, and patella - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for locating resection at the distal condylar femur, tibia, and patella Download PDF

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AU736235B2
AU736235B2 AU12748/99A AU1274899A AU736235B2 AU 736235 B2 AU736235 B2 AU 736235B2 AU 12748/99 A AU12748/99 A AU 12748/99A AU 1274899 A AU1274899 A AU 1274899A AU 736235 B2 AU736235 B2 AU 736235B2
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/14Surgical saws
    • A61B17/15Guides therefor
    • A61B17/154Guides therefor for preparing bone for knee prosthesis
    • A61B17/155Cutting femur
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    • A61B17/15Guides therefor
    • A61B17/154Guides therefor for preparing bone for knee prosthesis
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    • A61B17/16Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
    • A61B17/17Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires
    • A61B17/1739Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A61B17/1764Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires specially adapted for particular parts of the body for the knee
    • A61B17/1767Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires specially adapted for particular parts of the body for the knee for the patella
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/14Surgical saws
    • A61B17/15Guides therefor
    • A61B17/154Guides therefor for preparing bone for knee prosthesis
    • A61B17/157Cutting tibia
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    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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US08/956,015 US6059788A (en) 1995-05-31 1997-10-22 Method and apparatus for locating bone cuts at the distal condylar femur region to receive a femoral prosthesis and properly articulated with patellar and tibial prosthesis
US09/049,781 US6024746A (en) 1995-05-31 1998-03-27 Method and apparatus for locating bone cuts at the distal condylar femur region to receive a femoral prothesis and to coordinate tibial and patellar resection and replacement with femoral resection and replacement
US09/049781 1998-03-27
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