Patent ID: 7670344

Claim:
A finely-adjustable resection guide assembly comprising: a first body; a second body having anterior and posterior surfaces and a plurality of through-bores extending through the second body from the anterior to the posterior surfaces, the second body being pivotally connected to the first body for relative pivotal movement about a first axis; a first threaded member extending through the first body in a first direction and capable of linear translation with respect to the first body in the first direction; a second threaded member extending through the first body in a second direction and capable of linear translation with respect to the first body in the second direction; a third threaded member extending through the second body in a third direction and capable of linear translation with respect to the second body in the third direction; a cutting block having a cutting guide surface, the cutting block being pivotally connected to the first body, wherein linear translation of the first threaded member causes pivotal movement of the cutting block about a second axis perpendicular to the first direction so that the angular orientation of the cutting block with respect to the first body changes as the first threaded member translates; wherein linear translation of the second threaded member causes pivotal movement of the cutting block and the first body about the first axis so that the angular orientation of the cutting block with respect to the second body changes as the second threaded member translates while the angular orientation of the cutting block with respect to the first body remains unchanged by translation of the second threaded member; wherein linear translation of the third threaded member changes the distance between the second body and the cutting surface of the cutting block.