Patent ID: 11911050
Assignee: KNIMBLE DESIGNS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. The system for total knee replacement of claim 1, wherein the proximal tibial alignment guide:
defines a medial window configured to pass a medial tensioner that contacts a medial side of the proximal structure of the tibia and a medial side of the distal structure of the femur to tension a medial ligament of a knee in the leg prior to location of the distal femoral alignment guide on the femur; and
defines a lateral window configured to pass a lateral tensioner that contacts a lateral side of the proximal structure of the tibia and a lateral side of the distal structure of the femur to tension a lateral ligament of the knee prior to location of the distal femoral alignment guide on the femur.