Patent ID: 8500743

Claim:
A surgical jig for determining an axis extending into the end of a bone having a resected surface, the bone having a resected surface, the bone tapering away from the resected surface to form a bone lip that extends around at least a part of the resected surface, the jig comprising: a platform comprising a foot having an underside, the underside configured to be positioned upon the resected surface of the bone; a first frame and a second frame connected to the platform, each of the first frame and the second frame having a lower portion that extends below the underside of the foot when the foot is positioned on the resected surface; a first clamp coupled to the lower portion of the first frame and a second clamp coupled to the lower portion of the second frame such that the first clamp engages a first portion of the bone lip and the second clamp engages a second portion of the bone lip when the foot is positioned on the resected surface; and an alignment guide having a proximal end and a distal end, the elignment guide defining a guide axis, wherein the platform has a bore extending through the platform to the resected surface and wherein the foot is slidably received within the platform bore, the foot being pivotably coupled to the alignment guide.