Patent ID: 9615839
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A system for resecting a preoperatively planned depth into bone comprising: a guide having a patient specific contact surface that contacts a surface of the bone in a preoperatively planned position, the guide having a cannulated portion including a length; and a marking pin having first and second ends, the first end adapted to be drilled into the bone, the marking pin having at least one reference feature on an outer surface thereof, wherein the length of the cannulated portion of the guide is based on a location of the at least one reference feature on the outer surface of the marking pin, and wherein the preoperatively planned depth is defined by a depth the marking pin is drilled into the bone such that the at least one reference feature of the marking pin lies adjacent to a receiving end of the cannulated portion when the marking pin is received within the cannulated portion of the guide.