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Epicondylar axis referencing drill guide

  • US 6,106,529 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1998
  • Issued: 08/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A jig for performing cuts to prepare a bone for mounting a prosthetic joint component or the like, such jig comprising:

  • a central body including a sizing jig for indicating prothesis sizes together with a tool guide for setting position of a tool to cut a position-determining feature on the bone, said central body further including a sighting assembly configured for orienting the central body with respect to an epicondylar axis of the bone; and

    an A/P positioning assembly for setting an A/P position of the central body against the end of the bone;

    whereby the position of the tool cut is simultaneously positioned with respect to A/P offset and aligned with respect to the epicondylar axis.

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