Patent ID: 9693785
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A device for use in total hip arthroplasty surgery comprising: a first guide member comprising: a substantially semi-circular ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first guide legs protruding vertically downward from the lower surface of the semi-circular ring, the first guide legs including a contact area disposed on the open end of the first guide leg; a plurality of holes disposed on the ring, a plurality of protrusions extending vertically upward from a top surface of the ring, and a second guide member comprising: an arc having an arc of curvature substantially similar to the semi-circular ring, the arc having a top surface and bottom surface first and second horizontal brackets connecting ends of the arc and being connected thereto at a termination point, a plurality of second guide legs protruding vertically from either the lower surface of the arc, first or second horizontal brackets; and means for connecting the second guide member to the first guide member, a third guide member comprising: a cylindrical first tube; and a horizontal plate connected to the tube having a top surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes the engagement surface for engagement with the first guide member; and a plurality of holes disposed on the plate, wherein the plurality of protrusions protruding from the top surface of the semi-circular ring are capable of entering the plurality of holes disposed on the plate to engage the first guide member with the third guide member; a fourth guide member comprising: a cylindrical second tube capable of being connected to the first tube, wherein the outside diameter of the second tube is less than the inside diameter of the first tube to allow engagement; and means for engaging the second tube to the first tube.