Patent ID: 7632279

Claim:
A patella resection clamp for use in resecting a patella comprising: a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion, each of said portions having first and second ends, said portions pivotally connected at a pivot point intermediate said first and second ends for rotation about a pivot axis, the second end of each of said elongated portions including a jaw, said jaw of said first and second portions spaced from said second end of said elongated portions in a direction parallel to said pivot axis, each of said jaws of said first and second elongated portions having first and second ends, said jaws spaced to form an opening therebetween for receiving the proximal and distal edges of the patella, said jaw portions including a saw blade guide surface open to at least one of said first or second ends of each of said jaw portions for receiving a saw blade extending in a direction generally aligned with a axis perpendicular to said pivot axis extending between said jaws of said first and second elongated portions, wherein each of said first and second jaw portions includes first and second L-shaped brackets with a first end of a leg of each of said L-shaped brackets fixedly attached to each of said jaws, said legs extending in a direction parallel to a pivot axis through said pivot point and an arm of each of said L-shaped brackets pivotally coupled to said first and second elongated portions respectively.