Patent ID: 7837690

Claim:
A guide block assembly for use in assisting resecting a boney structure, the assembly comprising: a track member to be fixed relative to the boney structure including: a fixation section to fix said track member relative to the boney structure; and a track translation section having a first end and a second end and a first dimension therebetween; and a cutting block including: at least two guiding sections each including a surface adapted to guide a cutting member; and a guide translation section operable to engage said track translation section; wherein said track translation section and said guide translation section operably interact to allow said cutting block to translate relative to said track member so that at least a portion of said cutting block is operable to translate a translation dimension greater than the first dimension and past at least one of the first end or the second end; wherein said cutting member includes an elongated saw having a neck portion and a cutting head; wherein said neck portion is operably engaged in one of said at least two guiding sections to guide said cutting head during use; and wherein said neck portion is narrower than said cutting head such that the cutting member generally defines a “T-Shape”.