Joint Arthroplasty Kit and Method
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1. A method for providing joint arthroplasty comprising:
- providing a gauge for making a measurement of the contour of a long bone;
making a measurement of the contour of a long bone with the gauge;
providing a plurality of joint prostheses;
selecting one of the plurality of joint prostheses based upon the measurement of the contour;
resecting a long bone; and
implanting the selected one prosthesis onto the long bone.
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Abstract
A method for providing joint arthroplasty includes providing a gauge for making a measurement of the contour of a long bone, making a measurement of the contour of a long bone with the gauge, providing a plurality of joint prostheses, selecting one of the plurality of joint prostheses based upon the measurement of the contour, resecting a long bone, and implanting the selected one prosthesis onto the long bone. A kit is also provided for selecting one of a plurality of joint implants for use in joint arthroplasty on a bone. The kit includes a first gauge and a second gauge.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing joint arthroplasty comprising:
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providing a gauge for making a measurement of the contour of a long bone; making a measurement of the contour of a long bone with the gauge; providing a plurality of joint prostheses; selecting one of the plurality of joint prostheses based upon the measurement of the contour; resecting a long bone; and implanting the selected one prosthesis onto the long bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A kit for use in selecting one of a plurality of joint implants for use in joint arthroplasty on a bone, said kit comprising:
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a first gauge, said first gauge including a first gauge body having a body contact portion thereof for contact with the bone and a first gauge probe, movably positional with respect to the body, the first gauge probe including a probe contact portion thereof for contact with the bone, the relative position of the first gauge probe with respect to the first gauge body being indicative of the bone contour of the bone; and a second gauge, said second gauge including a second gauge body having a body contact portion thereof for contact with the bone and a second gauge probe, movably positional with respect to the second gauge body, the second gauge probe including a probe contact portion thereof for contact with the bone, the relative position of the second gauge probe with respect to the second gauge body being indicative of the bone contour of the bone, said second gauge having at least one dimension different from that of said first gauge. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A kit for use in performing joint arthroplasty on a bone, said kit comprising:
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a first implant including a first implant surface for contact with the bone; a second implant including a second implant surface for contact with the bone, said second implant having at least one dimension different from the corresponding dimension of said first implant; a first gauge, said first gauge including a first gauge body having a first gauge contact portion thereof for contact with the bone, the first gauge contact portion being shaped to correspond to the first contact surface of said first implant; and a second gauge, said second gauge including a second gauge body having a second gauge contact portion thereof for contact with the bone, the second gauge contact portion being shaped to correspond to the second implant contact surface of said second implant, the first gauge contact portion having at least one dimension which is different from the corresponding dimension of the second gauge contact portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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