Smith + Nephew

Michael Jackson

Brian William McKinnon

Zachary Christopher Wilkinson

Sean M Haddock

Randy C Winebarger

Eric S Kennedy

A notch preparation guide for engagement with a femoral trial component according to some embodiments includes an anterior portion having an anterior slot arranged to receive a portion of a first cutting instrument therein, and a posterior portion having a posterior slot arranged to receive a portion of a second cutting instrument therein. The anterior slot and the posterior slot are arranged to capture a portion of a distal femur there between for removal by either the first cutting instrument or the second cutting instrument. In some embodiments, the first cutting instrument is a saw and the second cutting instrument is a chisel. In some embodiments, the notch preparation guide includes a lock adapted to move between an open position wherein the notch preparation guide is detachable from the femoral trial component and a closed position wherein the notch preparation guide is fixedly attached to the femoral trial component.

Femoral notch preparation guide

A patient matched instrument for a patient's femur is disclosed. The instrument includes a body having a cutting slot and a patient matched surface that mates with the patient's trochlear groove, a first leg portion extending from the body, a second leg portion extending from the body; and each leg portion has a contacting pad for tangential contact with the patient's femoral medial and lateral condyles.

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Southaven, MS, United States of America

Michael Jackson