Patent ID: 7481814

Claim:
A resection assembly to allow resection of a selected bone portion, comprising: a positioning rod adapted to be disposed within the selected bone portion; a reamer guide portion moveable relative to said positioning rod and adjustably securable in at least a first position and a second position; a resecting tool guided by said reamer guide portion such that a selected portion of the selected bone portion is resected, said resecting tool translating in a direction generally along a longitudinal axis of the bone separate from said positioning rod during resection of the selected bone portion; a spacer receiving a portion of said positioning rod and disposed between the bone portion and the reamer guide portion during resection and operable to limit said translation of the resecting tool during resection; a depth guide assembly including a stop extending from said resecting tool and selectively secured to various positions along said resecting tool and operable to engage said reamer guide portion upon sufficient translation of said resecting tool to thereby limit movement of said resecting tool relative to said positioning rod; and wherein said positioning rod and said resecting tool are passed through an incision.