Patent ID: 6193723
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Femoral alignment guide for positing a distal femoral cutting guide at an angle to a patient's mechanical axis, comprising:(a) a base for engaging the distal femur end of a patient the base having a first surface;(b) an attachment rod shaped to receive a distal femoral cutting guide;(c) an adjuster having a longitudinal axis and a second surface, the adjuster pivotally and rotationally secured to the base;(d) at least two bearings positioned between the first surface of the base and a second surface of the adjuster; and(e) a camming surface provided on either the first and second surface, the camming surface shaped moving along the bearings so that the rotation of the adjuster effects an angular displacement of the base in relation to the pivoting of the cam.