Orthopedic surgical guide
First Claim
1. A system for establishing an intramedullary path, comprising:
- a body sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space and defining a first aperture that extends through the body, the first aperture sized and configured to receive a surgical tool therethrough;
a first bone engaging structure extending from the body in a first direction, the first bone engaging structure including a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a tibia; and
a drill guide sized and configured to be received within the first aperture defined by the body, the drill guide defining a second aperture sized and configured to receive the surgical tool therethrough,wherein when the first surface of the bone engaging structure engages the surface topography of the tibia to which the first surface is complementary, an axis defined by the first aperture is substantially collinear with an axis of the tibia, andwherein the first aperture includes a reduced diameter portion, and an outer surface of the drill guide includes a first portion having a smaller cross-sectional area than a second portion and being sized and configured to be received within the reduced diameter portion of the first aperture.
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Abstract
A system for establishing an intramedullary path includes a body sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space. The body defines a first aperture that extends through the body and is sized and configured to receive a surgical tool therethrough. A first bone engaging structure extends from the body in a first direction and includes a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a first bone. When the first surface of the bone engaging structure engages the surface topography of the first bone to which the first surface is complementary, an axis defined by the first aperture is substantially collinear with a mechanical axis of the first bone.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for establishing an intramedullary path, comprising:
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a body sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space and defining a first aperture that extends through the body, the first aperture sized and configured to receive a surgical tool therethrough; a first bone engaging structure extending from the body in a first direction, the first bone engaging structure including a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a tibia; and a drill guide sized and configured to be received within the first aperture defined by the body, the drill guide defining a second aperture sized and configured to receive the surgical tool therethrough, wherein when the first surface of the bone engaging structure engages the surface topography of the tibia to which the first surface is complementary, an axis defined by the first aperture is substantially collinear with an axis of the tibia, and wherein the first aperture includes a reduced diameter portion, and an outer surface of the drill guide includes a first portion having a smaller cross-sectional area than a second portion and being sized and configured to be received within the reduced diameter portion of the first aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for establishing an intramedullary path, comprising:
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a drill guide mount including a body sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space, the body defining a first aperture that extends through the body, a first bone engaging structure extending from the body in a first direction and including a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a tibia; and a drill guide sized and configured to be received within the first aperture defined by the body of the drill guide mount, the drill guide defining a second aperture sized and configured to receive the surgical tool therethrough, wherein when the first surface of the bone engaging structure engages the surface topography of the first bone to which the first surface is complementary, an axis defined by the first aperture is substantially collinear with an axis of the tibia, wherein the first aperture includes a reduced diameter portion, and an outer surface of the drill guide includes a first portion having a smaller cross-sectional area than a second portion and being sized and configured to be received within the reduced diameter portion of the first aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
- inserting a first portion of a drill guide into a reduced diameter portion of an aperture defined by a drill guide mount, the first portion of the drill guide having a smaller cross-sectional area than a second portion of the drill guide, the drill guide mount including a first bone engaging structure extending from a body of the drill guide mount in a first direction and having a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a tibia;
inserting the drill guide mount and the drill guide disposed within the first aperture of the drill guide mount into a resected bone space such that the first surface of the bone engaging structure correspondingly engages the tibia; and
extending a surgical tool through a second aperture defined by the drill guide to establish an intramedullary channel within the first bone that is substantially collinear with an axis of the tibia. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- inserting a first portion of a drill guide into a reduced diameter portion of an aperture defined by a drill guide mount, the first portion of the drill guide having a smaller cross-sectional area than a second portion of the drill guide, the drill guide mount including a first bone engaging structure extending from a body of the drill guide mount in a first direction and having a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a tibia;
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