Patent ID: 6022377
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A knee joint balancing instrument comprising:a rack;a first body movably mounted on the rack and including a first paddle for engaging one of a proximal end of a tibial bone and a distal end of a femoral bone;a second body pivotally mounted on the rack and including a second paddle for engaging the other of said proximal end of said tibial bone and said distal end of said femoral bone;means interconnecting said rack and said first body for moving the first paddle in a superior-inferior direction relative to the second paddle;means interconnecting said rack and said second body for pivoting said second paddle from a level position to a tilted position about an axis extending in an anterior-posterior direction;said second body being resiliently mounted to automatically return to the level position from the tilted position; andratchet means connected to said first body and said rack for selectively restraining movement of said rack in the superior-inferior direction relative to said first body.