Customized patient-specific instrumentation and method for performing a bone re-cut
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1. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a bone of a patient, comprising:
- positioning a customized patient-specific cutting block in contact with the bone of the patient,inserting a pair of guide pins into a pair of guide pin holes defined in the customized patient-specific cutting block,inserting a cutting blade of a bone saw into the customized patient-specific cutting block,making a first cut with the cutting blade in the bone of the patient with the customized patient-specific cutting block,removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the bone of the patient without removing the guide pins from the bone of the patient,inserting the pair of guide pins into a pair of guide pin holes defined in a patient-universal re-cut block after removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the bone,inserting the cutting blade into the patient-universal re-cut block, andmaking a second cut with the cutting blade in the bone of the patient with the patient-universal re-cut block.
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A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
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1. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a bone of a patient, comprising:
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positioning a customized patient-specific cutting block in contact with the bone of the patient, inserting a pair of guide pins into a pair of guide pin holes defined in the customized patient-specific cutting block, inserting a cutting blade of a bone saw into the customized patient-specific cutting block, making a first cut with the cutting blade in the bone of the patient with the customized patient-specific cutting block, removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the bone of the patient without removing the guide pins from the bone of the patient, inserting the pair of guide pins into a pair of guide pin holes defined in a patient-universal re-cut block after removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the bone, inserting the cutting blade into the patient-universal re-cut block, and making a second cut with the cutting blade in the bone of the patient with the patient-universal re-cut block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a femur of a patient, comprising:
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positioning a customized patient-specific cutting block in contact with the femur of the patient, inserting a pair of guide pins into a pair of guide pin holes defined in the customized patient-specific cutting block, inserting a cutting blade of a bone saw into the customized patient specific cutting block making a first cut with the cutting blade in the femur of the patient with the customized patient-specific cutting block, removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the femur of the patient without removing the guide pins from the femur of the patient, determining an amount of additional bone to be removed from the femur of the patient subsequent to making the first cut in the femur of the patient with the customized patient-specific cutting block, selecting a pair of guide pin holes defined in a patient-universal re-cut block which corresponds to the amount of additional bone to be removed from the femur of the patient from a plurality of pairs of guide pin holes, inserting the pair of guide pins into the selected pair of guide pin holes which corresponds to the amount of additional bone to be removed from the femur of the patient after removing the customized patient-specific cutting block from the bone, inserting the cutting blade into the patient-universal re-cut block, and making a second cut with the cutting blade in the femur of the patient with the patient-universal re-cut block. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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