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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Jeffrey M. Ondrla, Leesburg, IN (US);
Andrea Hahn, Petersburg, MI (US);
Gerald Ross Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Jeffrey M. Ondrla, Leesburg, IN (US);
Andrea Hahn, Petersburg, MI (US);
Gerald Ross Williams, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An adjustable humeral cutting guide for defining a cutting plane for a saw in a bone using a positioning structure includes a clamp, a saw guide, and an orientable coupling. The clamp is configured to be secured to the positioning structure. The saw guide includes a slot formed therein and formed to cooperate with a saw and limit the saw to cutting in a specific plane. The orientable coupling is mounted to the clamp and the saw guide. The orientable coupling is configured to adjust the saw guide at a selectable anterior/posterior angle and a selectable medial/lateral angle.