Apparatus and method for making precise bone cuts in total knee replacement
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1. An apparatus for making precise cuts in a bone comprising:
- a cutting block having a plurality of saw guiding slots and at least one hole extending threrethrough, and hole having a first portion and a second portion with the second portion having a cross sectional area less than that of the first portion so that a seat is formed in the cutting block and a lag screw disposed in said hole in said block and having a cylindrical threaded portion and a head portion, said head portion having a seat portion engaging the seat in the cutting block whereby as said lag screw is threaded into said bone cutting block is secured in a fixed position on said bone.
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Abstract
Apparatus for making a precise cut in a bone comprising a cutting block having at least one saw-guiding slot therein. A screw is carried by the block and is adapted to secure the block to the bone so that the block is held in compression against the bone.
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1. An apparatus for making precise cuts in a bone comprising:
a cutting block having a plurality of saw guiding slots and at least one hole extending threrethrough, and hole having a first portion and a second portion with the second portion having a cross sectional area less than that of the first portion so that a seat is formed in the cutting block and a lag screw disposed in said hole in said block and having a cylindrical threaded portion and a head portion, said head portion having a seat portion engaging the seat in the cutting block whereby as said lag screw is threaded into said bone cutting block is secured in a fixed position on said bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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