Patent ID: 6258096
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An extramedullary femoral clamp guide system for total knee arthroplasty comprising:a first clamp (2) having a pair of holding members (6a, 6b) for clamping a first portion of a distal end part of a femur therebetween;a second clamp having (3) a pair of holding members (11a, 11b) for clamping a second portion of the distal end part of the femur nearer than the first portion of the same to a proximal end of the femur;a connecting mechanism (4) connecting the first and the second clamp (2, 3) so that the first clamp (2) can be moved parallel to the second clamp (3); andan extramedullary rod (5) connected to the connecting mechanism (4) so as to extend outside the femur on a straight line passing a middle point between the pair of holding members (6a, 6b) of the first clamp (2) and that between the pair of holding members (11a, 11b) of the second clamp (3).