Patent ID: 8900242
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of positioning a surgical jig using a stylus assembly, the stylus assembly comprising a body having first and second arms with a space therebetween, a stylus adjustably mounted relative to the body, locking member, a first locking arm between the first arm and the stylus, and a second locking arm between the first arm and the surgical jig, the method comprising: positioning the stylus assembly with a portion of the surgical jig in the space between the first and the second arms; adjusting the stylus to reference from a desired reference position; and actuating the locking member from an unlocked to a locked position to lock the body of the stylus assembly to the surgical jig between the second locking arm and the second arm and to lock the stylus relative to the body.