Patent ID: 8353914
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting an orthopedic prosthesis during knee arthroplasty surgery, comprising: providing a femoral prosthesis having a fixation surface for facing a femur and an articulation surface adapted to articulate with a surface associated with a tibia; positioning opposing guide patterns along opposing sides of a distal portion of the femur, the guide patterns possessing cutting tool guide surfaces geometrically corresponding to a geometry of the fixation surface of the femoral prosthesis; fixing the opposing guide patterns in position relative to the femur; positioning a cutting tool mediolaterally between the femur and the tibia; engaging the cutting tool with the cutting tool guide surfaces; manipulating the tibia through a range of motion about the femur while simultaneously actuating the cutting tool to cut the femur to form a resected surface for the femoral prosthesis; and operably attaching the femoral prosthesis to the resected surface.