Patent ID: 9125675
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surgical template system for use in working on a bone, comprising: a tool guide block comprising at least one guide aperture for receiving and guiding a tool to work on a bone; patient specific locating means comprising a plurality of locating members, each member having a respective bone-engaging surface adapted to conform to a respective portion of a predetermined surface of a specific bone of a patient; and non-adjustable attachment means adapted to non-adjustably attach the tool guide block to the locating means such that, when attached, the member bone-engaging surfaces are secured in fixed position with respect to each other, for engaging the different respective portions of said surface of the bone, the at least one guide aperture is secured in a fixed position with respect to the bone-engaging surfaces, and the bone-engaging surfaces of the locating members conform to said predetermined surface so as to enable the attached locating means and tool guide block to be seated in a defined position with respect to the specific bone, with each member bone-engaging surface in contact with its respective portion of the bone surface, and wherein the tool guide block is formed from a first material and the locating means is formed from a second, different material.