Patent ID: 6514259
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A probe for facilitating the orientation of an osteotomy, the probe comprising:a coupler having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be operatively coupled in use with a position tracker; and a plate configured to be insertable in use into an opening of a bone-cutting guide, the opening defining the orientation of the osteotomy, wherein the plate is structurally attached to the coupler such that the orientation of the plate is determinable in reference to the position tracker, wherein the plate has a planar portion and a handle portion, the planar portion being configured to be insertable in use into the bone-cutting guide and being coplanar with the handle portion, and wherein the planar portion and the handle portion each have a longitudinal axis and the axes are at an angle relative to each other.