Patent ID: 7842039
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of linking a proximal tibial cut made with a tibial cut guide and a distal femoral cut made with a femoral cut guide, comprising: aligning a femur and a tibia to create a desired alignment securing the femoral cut guide to the femur, the femoral cut guide including a femoral cut slot through which the distal femoral cut can be made; securing a reference to the tibia, said reference spaced a predetermined distance from said femoral cut slot; removing said femoral cut guide, leaving said reference secured to the tibia; connecting the tibial cut guide to said reference, the tibial cut guide including a tibial cut slot through which the proximal tibial cut can be made, wherein said reference links the proximal tibial cut to the distal femoral cut; and placing the knee in flexion and thereafter resecting the proximal tibia using said tibial cut guide.