Zimmer Gmbh

Zimmer Technology, Inc.

Sudip Hui

Jody L Claypool

Shawn E McGinley

Dale E Walriven

Jackson R Heavener

James Grimm

James S Collins

Maleata Hall

Chetan Rangaiah

Donald M Patmore

A method and apparatus for remote alignment of a cut guide. The cut guide may be positioned on a base which is remote from a surgical site and positioned on a docking station. An alignment jig is removably positioned on a bone and is used to provide alignment information to the docking station. The docking station remotely aligns the cut guide relative to the base. Thereafter, the cut guide and base are removed from the docking station and positioned on the bone in place of the alignment jig. A surgical procedure using the cut guide may then be completed.

Method and apparatus for remote alignment of a cut guide

A navigated guide is provided for establishing datums used to position subsequent components during a surgical procedure.

Navigated cut guide locator

A navigated orthopaedic guide is provided for establishing datums used to position subsequent components during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.

Navigated orthopaedic guide and method

A femoral head center locating mechanism and method for using same. The femoral head center locating mechanism may include a frame and a plurality of lasers which emit laser beams which intersect to identify a reference point relative to a center of a femoral head.

Femoral head center locating apparatus and method

A multi-positionable cut guide including a bone attachment device, base, and guide member. Bone attachment device is adapted to be coupled to the bone and has a base receiving portion. Base includes a mounting portion slideably coupled to base receiving portion such that base is slideable relative to attachment device along at least one dimension. Guide housing is pivotally mounted to base and guide member is rotatably mounted to guide housing. Guide member defines an axis about which it is rotatable. Guide member defines an elongated guide slot extending along the axis and adapted to receive and guide a saw for resecting the end of the bone. Guide slot defines a cut guide plane, the position of which is adjustable relative to the bone via sliding of base along at least one dimension, pivoting of the guide housing relative to base, and rotation of guide member about the axis.

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Warsaw, IN, United States of America

Sudip Hui