Patent ID: 7803164
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of guiding a first instrument and a second instrument relative to a selected portion of an anatomy, comprising: providing a guide fixture with a guide section; providing a plurality of guide members each defining a plurality of guide depressions; moveably attaching the plurality of guide members to the guide section; aligning the guide fixture with the selected portion of the anatomy; forming a first guide configuration by moving the plurality of guide members from a first position to a second position relative to a fixed point of the guide fixture such that the plurality of guide depressions of each of the plurality of guide members cooperate with a sub-plurality of the plurality of guide depressions of at least another two of the plurality of guide members to form a plurality of first guide areas; maneuvering the first instrument relative to the guide section and one of the plurality of first guide areas while the plurality of guide members are in the first guide configuration; altering the first guide configuration to form a second guide configuration by moving at least one of the plurality of guide members relative to the guide section such that at least another one of the plurality of first guide areas is at least expanded while the one of the plurality of first guide areas remains unchanged; and maneuvering the second instrument relative to the at least one expanded first guide area of the second guide configuration.