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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Andrew Freiberg, Weston, MA (US);
Lindsey R. Rolston, New Castle, IN (US);
Jeffery A. VanDiepenbos, Syracuse, IN (US);
Anthony Romano, Columbia City, IN (US);
Nolan C. Jones, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jason S. Toler, Pierceton, IN (US);
Brian D. Earl, South Bend, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses including an apparatus for guiding a femoral bone cut during knee replacement surgery are disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a cut guide having a first side, a second side, a third side, and one or more slots. The first side can be configured to interface with a resected surface of a femur. The second side can be spaced from the first side. The one or more slots can be defined by the apparatus and extend from the first side to the second side. The third side can be disposed between the first side and the second side and can have at least one projection extending therefrom. The at least one projection can be configured to guide a cutting tool into the one or more slots.