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Femoral milling instrumentation for use in total knee arthroplasty with optional cutting guide attachment

  • US 5,769,855 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1997
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pair of bases for connection to an exposed end of a bone adjacent a surface to be machined, said bases each including a means for the connection of orthopaedic instruments, said bases further including locator means for aligning said instruments with said bases and relative to the bone surface to be machined, each of said bases includes at least two openings for accommodating fastening devices, said openings of each of said bases being formed at a converging angle relative to one another, said bases being configured to be positioned with one of said bases on a medial side of said bone and with one of said bases on a lateral side of said bone, said bases being spaced relative to one another, said bases being configured to be positioned adjacent to the medial and lateral side of the surface to be machined.

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