Patent ID: 9566076
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A low profile patient specific cutting block for a knee, comprising: a plurality of bone interfacing portions configured to overlie portions of an end of a bone, the bone interfacing portions angularly offset from each other, wherein a first of the bone interfacing portions extends in an anterior-posterior direction and is adapted to overlie a proximal end portion of the bone, and wherein a second of the interfacing portions extends in a superior-inferior direction and is adapted to overlie an anterior portion of the bone; a cutting guide oriented in a fixed position relative to the bone interfacing portions to guide a cutting tool at a fixed angle relative to the bone interfacing portions; and wherein the cutting guide is medially offset relative to an anterior portion of the bone and is oriented entirely along a medial portion of the patient specific cutting block and does not extend along a lateral portion of the patient specific cutting block.