Patent ID: 7618420
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A locking intramedullary jig for use in bone resection comprising: an axially extending intramedullary rod for insertion into the medullary canal of a bone; a slide block mounted on said rod for movement along an axis of said rod in the axial direction, said slide block having a pivot point at one end thereof and a tooth portion at a second end thereof; a first rotating body pivotally coupled to said pivot point on said slide block for rotation about a first axis, said rotating body including a toothed locking member moveably mounted thereon, said toothed locking member including a toothed locking spring element biasing said toothed locking member into releasable locking engagement with said toothed portion of said slide block; and a bone resection guide coupled to said first rotating body; said first rotating body further including a spring biased shaft mounted thereon with a first end engageable with said toothed locking member thereon for moving said toothed locking member relative to said first rotating body against the toothed locking spring element into locking engagement with said toothed portion of said slide block.