Patent ID: 9561041
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An alignment guide configured to conform to portions of a femoral neck and a femoral head of a femur of a specific patient, the guide comprising: a central member that includes a bore guide, the bore guide configured to guide formation of a bore along a target axis in the femoral head of the specific patient; a plurality of arms extending from the central member, each arm having an inner surface, a portion of the inner surface of each arm configured to contact a portion of the femoral head of the specific patient; a curved sleeve cutter guide connected to at least one of the arms, the sleeve cutter guide configured to indicate a potential location of a surface formed by a sleeve cutter; a head underside member connected to at least one of the arms, the head underside member including an inner surface; and a neck member connected to the head underside member, the neck member including an inner surface, wherein: