Patent ID: 9693788
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A system for performing a resection of a selected portion of an anatomy with a resection instrument, the system comprising: a first member fixable to the selected portion of the anatomy; a first movement defining portion defined by the first member; a second member configured to cooperate with the first member, the second member including a guide surface configured to guide a resection instrument during the resection; and a second movement defining portion of the second member; wherein the first movement defining portion and the second movement defining portion are operable to allow the second member to be moveable relative to the first member from a first position to a second position such that the guide surface of the second member remains in the same plane; and wherein the resection instrument is positionable relative to the second member in the first position and in the second position to form a selected resection of the selected portion of the anatomy.