Patent ID: 8377069
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for forming a tibial keel opening comprising: at least one template having a top surface, a bottom surface, a trailing end and a leading end, a channel extending from the trailing end toward the leading end along a first axis and a central opening extending between the top and bottom surfaces along a second axis, the channel being bounded by at least one interior edge of said at least one template, the at least one interior edge having a groove formed therein that extends between the trailing and leading ends of said at least one template, wherein the bottom surface of said at least one template is positionable atop bone; a bone cutting instrument advanceable through the central opening in said at least one template; and a guide having a base portion including lateral projections and a leading end that is alignable and slidable with the channel such that the leading end of the guide is received in said at least one template along the first axis thereof and the lateral projections are received in the groove of the channel forming a tongue in groove coupling between said at least one template and said guide, the guide having a body portion including at least one slot having an axis, the axis of the slot being angled relative to the first and second axes of said at least one template when said tongue is in said groove such that the leading end of said guide is aligned with the channel in said at least one template, wherein said at least one slot guides advancement of said cutting instrument toward the leading end of said guide and through the central opening in said at least one template.