Patent ID: 9168032
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A ligament balancer for a knee, comprising: a first guide portion defining a first guide hole extending there through; and a second guide portion defining a second guide hole extending there through, the first and second guide portions being moveable with respect to each other along a movement axis of the balancer, the first and second guide holes being aligned along an alignment axis that is substantially parallel to the movement axis of the balancer; a mounting member extending between the first guide portion and the second guide portion; an intramedullary rod extending from the second guide portion, the intramedullary rod and the mounting member are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the alignment axis; wherein the balancer being adapted such that, in use, the movement axis is substantially parallel to an anterior/posterior axis of a distal femoral surface; wherein the first and second guide holes extend along axes that are transverse to the alignment axis; and wherein the intramedullary rod is rigidly connected to the second guide portion, the second guide hole extending through the second guide portion being spaced away from the intramedullary rod in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the movement axis of the balancer.