Patent ID: 8435247
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing a bone having first, second and third compartments comprising steps of: providing a resection guide including a first resection guide portion including a first cutting surface and a second resection guide portion including a second cutting surface, the second resection guide portion being pivotally connected to the first resection guide portion; positioning the first resection guide portion with respect to the first compartment of the bone; rotating the second resection guide portion with respect to the first resection guide portion in order to position the second resection guide portion with respect to the second compartment of the bone; resecting the first compartment by guiding a cutting instrument along the first cutting surface to create a first resected compartment; resecting the second compartment by guiding a cutting instrument along the second cutting surface to create a second resected compartment; implanting a first implant on the first resected compartment; and implanting a second implant on the second resected compartment, wherein the third compartment is not resected and the first and second implants are separate and not connected.