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Single use resection guide

  • US 7,704,253 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2006
  • Issued: 04/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing a surgical procedure on a patient comprising:

  • providing at least one cutting block constructed of polymeric material, the cutting block having at least one guiding surface;

    providing a low friction cutting instrument suitable for cutting a bone of the patient, the cutting instrument having an oscillating portion and a non-oscillating portion;

    positioning the cutting block with respect to the bone of the patient; and

    cutting a portion of the bone of the patient by guiding the low friction cutting instrument along the guiding surface of the cutting block, the cutting instrument not being interconnected with the cutting block,wherein the oscillating portion of the cutting instrument that cuts the bone of the patient is spaced from the guiding surface of the cutting block and the non-oscillating portion of the cutting instrument is guided by the guiding surface of the cutting block.

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