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Femoral knee saw guide and method

  • US 20020173797A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2001
  • Published: 11/21/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cutting guide assembly for use in performing surgery on the distal end of a condyle of a femur comprising (i) a guide member having a slot for receiving and guiding a saw along a path defining a first plane;

  • and (ii) an arm assembly extending from said guide member, said arm assembly including (a) an arm surface engageable with the distal end of a condyle to be cut, said arm surface lying in a second plane spaced from said first plane and (b) a stylus extending into said first plane to limit the extent to which a saw extending through said slot can travel.

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