Patent ID: 9138238
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a femur, the method comprising: positioning a distal end of an intramedullary adaptor in a slot defined in a base cutting block, securing the distal end of the intramedullary adaptor to the base cutting block, attaching a proximal end of the intramedullary adaptor to an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument after securing the intramedullary adaptor to the base cutting block, positioning the base cutting block on a distal end of the femur, assessing a gap defined between the base cutting block attached to the femur and a tibial component attached to a corresponding tibia by (i) selecting a shim from a plurality of shims, (ii) attaching the shim to an end of a handle, and (iii) advancing the shim and the end of the handle into contact with the base cutting block and the tibial component, and permitting relative axial rotation between the proximal end of the intramedullary adaptor and the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument.