Patent ID: 8192441
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to aid in cutting a bone during a bone osteotomy procedure comprising: a frame connected to a first bushing adapted to receive a first fixation pin along a first axis; a side plate attached to the frame and moveable with respect thereto, the side plate connected to a second bushing adapted to receive a second fixation pin along the first axis; a drill block attached to the side plate, the drill block having connected to a third bushing adapted to receive a hinge pin along a second axis transverse to the first axis; and an adjustment mechanism connected to the frame and extending transverse to the first axis, the adjustment mechanism being adapted to contact the bone when the apparatus is positioned with respect to the bone during the bone osteotomy procedure with the first and second fixation pins being secured to opposite sides of the bone, wherein actuation of the adjustment mechanism causes the adjustment mechanism to apply a force between the bone and the frame so as to rotate the third bushing about the first axis.