Patent ID: 7628793
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic cutting guide device for use in resecting a portion of a bone, the device comprising: a first member having a pivot, and configured to be anchored to the bone; a second member releasably secured to the first member; and a cut guide member releasably secured directly to the second member such that the first member is positioned in between the cut guide member and the second member and such that the cut guide member and the second member move together about the pivot of the first member when said second member is selectively released from said first member, wherein said cut guide member is further secured to said second member such that when the cut guide member is selectively released from said second member the cut guide member is thereby permitted to move with respect to said first member independently from said second member; wherein the orthopedic cutting guide device is configured to be selectively adjusted in both a rotational and translational manner while the first member is anchored to the bone; wherein said device further comprises at least one securing member adapted to be implanted within and protrude from the bone; and wherein said first member comprises at least one through hole dimensioned for permitting the at least one securing member to pass therethrough.