Adjustable surgical support base with integral hinge
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1. An apparatus for supporting a surgical component adjacent to a bone during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- an integral body comprising;
a hinge platform;
a first living hinge integral with the hinge platform;
a surgical component mounting portion integral with the first hinge for rotation generally about a first axis relative to the hinge platform; and
a first adjustment mechanism operably connected between the hinge platform and the surgical component mounting portion to allow selective incremental rotation of the surgical component mounting portion relative to the hinge platform.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for supporting a surgical component adjacent to a bone during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes an integral body having a hinge platform, a hinge integral with the hinge platform; and a surgical component mounting portion integral with the hinge for rotation generally about a hinge axis relative to the hinge platform. An adjustment mechanism is operably connected between the hinge platform and the surgical component mounting portion to allow selective incremental rotation of the surgical component mounting portion relative to the hinge platform.
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1. An apparatus for supporting a surgical component adjacent to a bone during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
an integral body comprising; a hinge platform; a first living hinge integral with the hinge platform; a surgical component mounting portion integral with the first hinge for rotation generally about a first axis relative to the hinge platform; and a first adjustment mechanism operably connected between the hinge platform and the surgical component mounting portion to allow selective incremental rotation of the surgical component mounting portion relative to the hinge platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for supporting a cut guide adjacent to the knee joint during knee joint replacement surgery, the knee joint comprising a tibia and a femur and having a medial/lateral axis, an anterior/posterior axis, and a proximal/distal axis, rotation about the medial/lateral axis corresponding to extension plane rotation, and rotation about the anterior/posterior axis corresponding to varus/valgus rotation, the apparatus comprising:
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a mounting base mountable to a bone; an integral body mounted to the mounting base, the integral body comprising; a first living hinge generally defining a first hinge axis; a surgical component mounting portion integral with the first hinge for rotation generally about the first hinge axis relative to the mounting base; a second hinge integral with the first hinge, the second hinge generally defining a second hinge axis oriented generally transverse to the first hinge axis, the surgical component mounting portion being rotatable generally about the second hinge axis relative to the mounting base; a first rotational adjustment mechanism operably connected to the integral body, the first rotational adjustment mechanism being operable to effect selective incremental rotation of the surgical component mounting portion about the first hinge axis relative to the mounting base; a second rotational adjustment mechanism operably connected to the integral body, the second rotational adjustment mechanism being operable to effect selective incremental rotation of the surgical component mounting portion about the second hinge axis relative to the mounting base; and
a cut guide mounted to the surgical component mounting portion, the cut guide defining a cut plane. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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