Patent ID: 9345495
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A cutting block for guiding the alteration of the surface of a bone, comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of walls, and a collar having a distal end, a proximal end, and a bone mating inner surface disposed along the longitudinal axis, wherein the plurality of walls extend above the collar to an upper boundary surface, wherein one of the walls is a side wall defining an outer side surface of the block, and wherein the upper boundary surface has a contoured configuration that corresponds to a desired bone surface configuration; a plurality of surface regions disposed on the bone mating surface, the plurality of surface regions having a plurality of surface characteristics corresponding to respective surface features on the bone; a cutting guide having a channel defined by the plurality of walls, the channel extending between the upper boundary surface and the bone mating surface; and an entry port extending through the side wall, wherein the entry port is configured to receive a cutting tool, and the channel is configured to receive a first portion of the cutting tool through the entry port.