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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Michael G. Fisher, Folsom, CA (US);
Anthony K. Hedley, Paradise Valley, CA (US);
Russell T. Nevins, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kevin M. Cordes, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Michael G. Fisher, Folsom, CA (US);
Anthony K. Hedley, Paradise Valley, CA (US);
Russell T. Nevins, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kevin M. Cordes, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Synvasive Technology, Inc., El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for positioning a bone cutting guide on a tibia may involve coupling a cutting guide positioning apparatus with a tibia, adjusting the positioning apparatus in a varus/valgus orientation, adjusting the positioning apparatus in an anterior/posterior orientation, adjusting the positioning apparatus up or down to select a tibial bone resection level, and contacting a cutting guide with the tibia, using the adjusted positioning apparatus.