Patent ID: 8172850
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A61B,A61F,B23D

Abstract:
1. An alignment device for use in a surgical procedure, comprising: a guide having a tangible guide component, said guide being configured for arranging the guide component at an angle with respect to a reference plane defined by two or more bony points, the guide component being pivotally mounted on an extension arm to facilitate rotation in a plane angled with respect to the reference plane; a datum means framework attached to the guide and comprising a datum assembly having a reference datum, the datum assembly being configurable to permit the reference datum to adopt the attitude of the reference plane and lockable in position, a remainder of the datum means framework being removable; and a positioning means; the positioning means and the guide component being operable to cooperate to position an item at the angle set by the guide component, the guide being configured for attachment to the reference datum to allow the guide component to be set relative to the reference datum, wherein one of the guide component and the positioning means comprises a laser pointer and the other of the guide component and the positioning means comprises a reflector.