Patent ID: 8758356
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for modifying an intercondylar notch of a patient's femur, comprising: a guide operating to engage a distal end of the patient's femur, the guide including: (i) exterior surfaces and interior surfaces spaced apart from one another by a thickness of the guide, (ii) one or more mounting elements operating to engage a distal end of the patient's femur and (iii) a bore extending from one or more of the exterior surfaces to one or more of the interior surfaces of the guide, the bore having an interior surface defining a central longitudinal axis; and a hole saw having a hollow cylinder extending from the hub, and a circular cutting edge at a distal end of the hollow cylinder, wherein: the bore of the guide is sized and shaped to slidingly receive the hollow cylinder of the hole saw therein, and the central longitudinal axis of the bore is oriented at an acute angle with reference to a normal axis of the one or more of the interior surfaces of the guide such that the circular cutting edge of the hole saw removes a portion of material from the intercondylar notch of the patient's femur.