Patent ID: 9668748
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A kit for use in performing an arthroplasty on a knee joint having a distal femur and a proximal tibia, the kit comprising: a first tibial trial for positioning with respect to the distal femur and a first resected surface on the proximal tibia, the first tibial trial at least partially simulating a first tibial implant implanted on the first resected surface of the proximal tibia; a second tibial trial for positioning with respect to the distal femur and the first resected surface on the proximal tibia, the second tibial trial at least partially simulating the first tibial implant implanted on a second resected surface of the proximal tibia; a third tibial trial for positioning with respect to the distal femur and the first resected surface on the proximal tibia, the third tibial trial at least partially simulating the first tibial implant implanted on a third resected surface of the proximal tibia, the third resected surface being different from the second resected surface; a first alignment block for creating the second resected surface, the first alignment block corresponding to the second tibial trial, the first alignment block having a first upper portion and a first lower portion, the first upper portion indicating a position to cut the second resected surface when the lower portion is aligned at a reference position with respect to the proximal tibia; and a second alignment block for creating the third resected surface, the second alignment block corresponding to the third tibial trial, the second alignment block having a second upper portion and a second lower portion, the second upper portion indicating a position to cut the third resected surface when the second lower portion is aligned at the reference position with respect to the proximal tibia.