Unicompartmental replacement instrument and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6468280
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09624265

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A surgical instrument for establishing and verifying cutting depth and alignment includes a distal saw drill guide, a rod adaptor removably mounted on the distal saw drill guide and a modular alignment rod removably mounted on the rod adaptor. The distal saw drill guide includes pin apertures for receiving a plurality of pins for locating the distal saw drill guide on the distal end of a femur. A distal saw block is mounted on the pins in replacement of the distal saw drill guide the rod adaptor and the alignment rod. A stylus is adjustably attached to a stylus block which is movably mounted on the distal saw block. The rod adaptor and modular alignment rod are movably mounted on the distal saw block in replacement of the stylus and stylus block.

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  • ZIMMER, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kana, Richard J Lexington, TX 26 962
Perrone, Jr Charles H Austin, TX 6 484
Saenger, Paul L Asheville, NC 7 741

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