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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Aaron M Bailey, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kevin S. Cook, Warsaw, IN (US);
Christopher M. Byrd, Elkhart, IN (US);
Prashanth Hegde, Warsaw, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a femoral cut guide for preparing a distal femur to receive a prosthetic femoral component of a knee implant. The prosthetic femoral component includes a central box. The femoral cut guide replicates the size and shape of the prosthetic femoral component, such that the femoral cut guide may serve as a trial or provisional component used to reduce and test the prepared knee joint before implanting the final prosthetic femoral component. The femoral cut guide includes a detachable box cut guide for preparing the distal femur to receive the central box of the prosthetic femoral component.