Patent ID: 6258095
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A cutting guide for resecting the distal femur prior to implanting a prosthetic component, said guide comprising:(a) a block having a plurality of guiding surfaces, said plurality of guiding surfaces including(a1) an anterior cutting guide surface for resecting the anterior cortex of the femur;(a2) a posterior cutting guide surface for resecting the posterior condyles;(a3) an anterior chamfer cutting guide surface; and(a4) a posterior chamfer cutting guide surface; and(a5) a stabilizer box cutting guide, said box cutting guide formed intermediate medial and lateral end surfaces of the block of the cutting guide and having medial and lateral generally parallel planar guide surfaces extending parallel to the sagittal plane and an anterior surface, said medial and lateral guide surfaces open to the distal surface of said block.