Patent ID: 8133229
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61G

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a knee arthroplasty surgery on a knee portion of a leg of a patient through an incision, comprising: displacing a patella in the knee portion of the leg from a normal position to an offset position with the articulating surface of the patella facing the femur; positioning a cutting tool proximal to at least one of an upper or a lower portion of the leg and cutting at least a portion of the articulating surface of the femur while the patella is maintained offset from a normal position and not everted; moving at least one implant through the incision while the patella is offset from the normal position with the articulating surface of the patella facing the femur; and connecting the at least one implant with the cut portion of the articulating surface of the femur while the patella is offset from the normal position with the articulating surface of the patella facing the femur.