Patent ID: 8496010

Claim:
A surgical instrument for attachment to a limb of a patient, the limb having bony parts, the surgical instrument comprising: an alignment guide having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end; and a brace attached toward the proximal end of the alignment guide for attachment to the limb, the brace including a first member extending away from the alignment guide at a first location in a first direction, and a second member extending away from the alignment guide at a second location in a second direction, the first location being on one side of the longitudinal axis and the second location being on the other side of the longitudinal axis, each member being shaped to hold a different respective bony part of the limb located on either side of the limb, and wherein at least a part of the brace is made of a resilient material and wherein the first member and the second member are each in the form of a loop that defines an aperture.