Alignment guide for a bone cutting block
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1. An alignment guide for positioning a saw guide surface of a cutting block at a predetermined position proximally from an intercondylar notch of a femur having an intermedullary rod extending along its anatomical axis, the alignment guide comprising:
- a body portion formed to include an aperture for receiving the rod therethrough;
an arm coupled to the body for receiving the cutting block thereon;
means for securing the cutting block to the arm at a predetermined position relative to the body; and
an intercondylar saddle coupled to the body portion of the alignment guide, the saddle being configured to engage the intercondylar notch of the femur to align the cutting block coupled to the arm of the alignment guide at said predetermined position proximal to the intercondylar notch.
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Abstract
An alignment guide for positioning a saw guide at a predetermined position on the distal femur is placed on the femur and receives an intramedullary rod inserted in the femur. The guide has an arm for coupling the saw guide block. The guide includes an intercondylar saddle that engages the intercondylar notch of the femur to align the saw guide at a predetermined position proximal to the intercondylar notch.
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1. An alignment guide for positioning a saw guide surface of a cutting block at a predetermined position proximally from an intercondylar notch of a femur having an intermedullary rod extending along its anatomical axis, the alignment guide comprising:
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a body portion formed to include an aperture for receiving the rod therethrough; an arm coupled to the body for receiving the cutting block thereon; means for securing the cutting block to the arm at a predetermined position relative to the body; and an intercondylar saddle coupled to the body portion of the alignment guide, the saddle being configured to engage the intercondylar notch of the femur to align the cutting block coupled to the arm of the alignment guide at said predetermined position proximal to the intercondylar notch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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