Patent ID: 9687251
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A tibial resection method, comprising: attaching a tibial block to a tibia; securing an alignment guide, including one or more drill guides and a drill guide adjustment mechanism, to the tibial block; selecting a tibial implant template to substantially match a size or shape of a proximal end of the tibia; engaging the selected tibial implant template with the drill guide adjustment mechanism, moving the selected tibial implant template to a desired position on the proximal end of the tibia, including adjusting an axial direction of the one or more drill guides; and drilling one or more guide pin holes in the tibia using the one or more drill guides, wherein the tibial block includes a horizontal member that includes an alignment guide retaining structure, and wherein the securing of the alignment guide to the tibial block includes positioning the alignment guide at any position along the alignment guide retaining structure, wherein the alignment guide retaining structure comprises a slot that is configured to receive one or more coupling projections on the alignment guide.