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Patient-specific femoroacetabular impingement instruments and methods

  • US 9,386,993 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2012
  • Issued: 07/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to resect a selected portion of an anatomy to improve a range of motion of a femur relative to a pelvis in a specific patient, comprising:

  • a femoral neck resection guide including;

    a reamer cap comprising a bone contacting surface that mates with a surface of the femur and a dome-shaped exterior surface opposite the bone contacting surface such that the bone contacting surface is disposed at least partially within the reamer cap;

    a pin extending from the exterior surface;

    a guide surface defined by at least a portion of the exterior surface; and

    a guide arm moveably connected to the pin including a guide arm surface configured to contact the guide surface during movement of the guide arm relative to the exterior surface;

    wherein the guide arm includes a mill passage to engage a mill instrument that is configured to resect the selected portion of the femur.

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