Patent ID: 8968321
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising: a patella resection guide that comprises: (i) a body having a substantially planar upper surface that defines a patella cutting guide surface and an inner wall defining an aperture through the body, the aperture being configured to receive a patient's patella and the inner wall including a first jaw having a first set of teeth extending inwardly into the aperture, a first tooth of the first jaw having a length greater than any other tooth of the first set of teeth, and (ii) a second jaw positioned opposite the first jaw and movable relative to the first jaw, the second jaw having a second set of teeth extending inwardly toward the first jaw, a second tooth of the second set of teeth having a length greater than any other tooth of the second set of teeth, wherein (i) the second tooth defines a first axis along which the second jaw is movable toward the first jaw, and (ii) the second jaw is movable so as to advance into the aperture.