Patent ID: 11957591
Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthopaedic surgical instrument, comprising:
an anterior plate configured to engage an anterior surface of a patient's femur,
a distal plate attached to, and extending from, the anterior plate to a posterior end, the distal plate being configured to engage a distal surface of the patient's femur,
wherein the orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a notch cutting guide slot defined by a plurality of inner walls,
wherein the anterior plate includes a first inner wall of the plurality of inner walls, the first inner wall having a distal cutting guide surface configured to guide a resection of a distal portion of an intercondylar notch of the patient's femur to resize the intercondylar notch to receive a cam of a femoral component, and
wherein the plurality of inner walls includes a second inner wall having a posterior cutting guide surface configured to guide a resection of a posterior portion of the intercondylar notch of the patient's femur, the posterior cutting guide surface being configured to support a cutting blade and including a first edge and a second edge, wherein the posterior cutting guide has a constant slope from the first edge to the second edge such that the first edge is positioned more anterior than the second edge to protect a posterior-cruciate ligament (PCL) of the patient during resection.