Patent ID: 7695477

Claim:
A milling system for use in resecting at least a portion of a joint articulation surface of a bone, the system comprising: a template comprising: a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface both extending from a first end to a spaced apart second end, the base including an opening extending between the top and bottom surfaces, at least two support legs projecting from the base so as to project below the bottom surface, the at least two support legs being interposed between the bottom surface of the base and a bone when the template is mounted to the bone; a bracket upwardly projecting from the base, the bracket having an elongated guide slot extending from the first end to the second end of the base; means for removably mounting the template on the bone when the at least two support legs are resting on the bone so as to suspend the bottom surface of the base of the template above the bone; an elongated guide mounted to the bracket and projecting across at least a portion of the opening of the template, the guide being mounted to the bracket so that the guide can be selectively moved along the guide slot and can be rigidly fixed to the bracket at different locations along the guide slot, and a rotatable mill movably engaged with the guide so as to be selectively movable within the opening of the template.