Patent ID: 9504526
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A system for navigating to a target area near a subchondral defect of a bone, comprising: one or more guide components having an engaging end, the one or more guide components including one or more device portals, each device portal defining a trajectory and configured to provide accurate and controlled delivery of a tool to the target area; a detachable handle including an attachment end having a slot to slidingly receive the engaging end of the one or more guide components, wherein the one or more guide components are a tibial guide component and includes a notch at an end of the guide, and when the tibial guide component is coupled to the handle, an angle of the guide relative to the handle includes an anterior-posterior slope angle of a tibial plateau of a patient; and a femoral guide configured to attached to the tibial guide component, the femoral guide including at least one device portal and a plurality of slots, each one of the plurality of slots configured to receive the notch of the tibial guide component.