Patent ID: 9433425
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. Instrumentation for performing arthroplasty on a knee joint including a proximal tibia, comprising: a datum instrument configured to provide a reference foundation to which other devices or instruments are releasably attached, comprising: a provisional attachment pin including a distal bone anchoring portion and a proximal portion, the provisional attachment pin extending through the elongate slot in the main body of the datum instrument with the distal bone anchoring portion anchorable within bone and the proximal portion positioned within the elongate slot to provisionally attach the datum instrument to the proximal tibia, the proximal portion of the provisional attachment pin slidably engaged within the elongate slot to adjust the position and/or orientation of the datum instrument relative to the proximal tibia prior to terminal attachment of the datum instrument to the proximal tibia.