Patent ID: 6096082
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Modular instrument system for knee joint prostheses comprising a provisorially anchorable shaft (1) which is provided at the distal end of a femur bone (2) for the introduction into a bore (3) in the direction of the anatomical axis (4) characterized in that the shaft has projections (5) for a rotationally fixed anchoring; in that the shaft (1) has a terminating collar (6) as a reference abutment for instruments; and in that the shaft (1) has an inwardly disposed parallel guide (7) for a projecting guide part (8) of a coupling piece (10), with the parallel guide (7) being rotationally fixedly arranged in the direction of a mechanical axis (9) which is pivoted towards the medial by a guide angle a with respect to the shaft axis (11) coinciding with the anatomical axis (4).