Patent ID: 9439660
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A guide jig for use in a method of arthroplasty on a knee joint of a patient, wherein the guide jig is adapted for guiding cutting of both the tibia and the femur in resection of bone therefrom for enabling fitting of one or both of a tibia and a femoral prosthesis, and wherein the guide jig is further adapted for being arranged with a selected spacer for spacing the femur from the tibia and for being secured about the knee joint in a position determined by the spacer to guide cutting of both the tibia and the femur, respectively, substantially at a desired depth; and wherein the guide jig includes a first through slot for guiding cutting of the tibia, a second through slot for guiding cutting of the femur, and a through passageway positioned between the first and second through slots, the spacer positioned in the through passageway and extendable into the knee joint to thereby determine the position of the guide jig relative to the knee joint.