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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1995
Joseph M Ferrante, Bartlett, TN (US);
Rodney L Houfburg, Cordova, TN (US);
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
A distal femur multiple resection guide for attachment to a distal femur having a resected anterior surface and a resected distal surface, and for guiding a cutting tool. The multiple resection guide includes a block member having a distal femoral resection contact surface for placement against the resected distal surface of the distal femur; an arm member having an anterior resection contact surface for placement against the resected anterior surface of the distal femur; an anterior bevel cut guide on the block member for guiding the cutting tool to make an anterior bevel cut on the distal femur; a posterior bevel cut guide on the block member for guiding the cutting tool to make a posterior bevel cut on the distal femur; a posterior condyle cut guide on the block member for guiding the cutting tool to make a posterior condyle cut on the distal femur; and patellar track cut guide on the arm member for guiding the cutting tool to make a patellar track cut on the distal femur.