Guides for inclined surgical cuts or resections
First Claim
1. A guide for a cutting device used to make a surgical cut in a first bone in desired spatial relationship with a pre-existing cut in a second bone, said first bone having a long axis and an articular surface adjacent the portion of the bone to be cut, said guide comprising:
- means for contacting said pre-existing cut to establish a reference for said desired spatial relationship; and
body means engaging said means for contacting, said body means including a guide surface displaced from said means for contacting by an amount defining said desired spatial relationship, said guide surface for engaging a surgical cutting tool during cutting of said first bone, said body means further including means for maintaining said first bone in a position with respect to said second bone such that said guide surface is within a plane which is inclined from but not perpendicular to the long axis of said first bone and also generally parallel to the general plane of said articular surface prior to being cut.
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Abstract
A guide for a cutting device used to make a surgical cut in a first bone in desired spatial relationship with a pre-existing cut in a second bone is disclosed to include a means for contacting the pre-existing cut to establish a reference for the desired spatial relationship and a body member engaging the means for contacting and including a guide surface for establishing the desired spatial relationship and guiding a surgical cutting tool to cut the first bone in a plane which is not normally inclined with respect to the long axis of the first bone.
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14 Claims
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1. A guide for a cutting device used to make a surgical cut in a first bone in desired spatial relationship with a pre-existing cut in a second bone, said first bone having a long axis and an articular surface adjacent the portion of the bone to be cut, said guide comprising:
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means for contacting said pre-existing cut to establish a reference for said desired spatial relationship; and body means engaging said means for contacting, said body means including a guide surface displaced from said means for contacting by an amount defining said desired spatial relationship, said guide surface for engaging a surgical cutting tool during cutting of said first bone, said body means further including means for maintaining said first bone in a position with respect to said second bone such that said guide surface is within a plane which is inclined from but not perpendicular to the long axis of said first bone and also generally parallel to the general plane of said articular surface prior to being cut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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