Patent ID: 8454616

Claim:
An apparatus for linking a distal femoral cut and a proximal tibial cut, comprising: a femoral cut block comprising: a body having a femoral cut slot, a femoral securement aperture and a tibial securement aperture formed therein; headless fixing means for securing said femoral cut block to a tibia, said headless fixing means traversing said tibial securement aperture in said femoral cut block to secure said femoral cut block to said tibia; and a tibial cut block separate from said femoral cut block, said tibial cut block comprising: a body having a tibial cut slot, and a tibial securement aperture formed therein, said tibial securement aperture sized to accommodate passage of said headless fixing means there through, whereby said tibial securement aperture of said femoral cut block is spaced a predetermined distance from said femoral cut slot, and said tibial securement aperture of said tibial cut block is spaced a predetermined distance from said tibial cut slot, whereby said femoral cut slot is linked to said tibial cut slot by said headless fixing means.