Patent ID: 7806899

Claim:
A tool for resecting a patella, comprising: a first gripping member and a second gripping member adapted for relative movement between a closed position, wherein the patella can be held between the first gripping member and the second gripping member, and an open position, wherein the patella can be released from the first gripping member and the second gripping member, the first gripping member and the second gripping member each have a proximal end and a distal end, and the first gripping member and the second gripping member are pivotally connected to one another at their respective proximal ends; and a first handle member and a second handle member, each having a proximal end and a distal end, the first handle member and the second handle member being pivotally connected to one another at a location intermediate their respective proximal and distal ends, the first handle member and the second handle member being connected at their respective distal ends to the first gripping member and the second gripping member, respectively, for moving the gripping members between the open position and the closed position; wherein the first handle member and the second handle member are constrained for relative movement in a first plane, the first gripping member and the second gripping member are constrained for; a first link member connecting the first handle member and the first gripping member; a second link member connecting the second handle member and the second gripping member; and wherein each of the first link member and the second link member has a first end attached to the first handle member and second handle member, respectively, by a rotational joint about an axis substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and a second end attached to the first gripping member and the second gripping member, respectively, by a rotational joint about an axis substantially perpendicular to the second plane.