Patent ID: 7867236

Claim:
A guide template for use in resurfacing a portion of a bone, the guide template comprising: a body adapted for positioning on a natural or resected articulation surface of a bone and having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, the body at least partially bounding an opening extending between the top surface and bottom surface, the opening having an area of at least 2 cm 2 ; and a shaft rotatably mounted to the body, a catch outwardly projecting from the shaft and disposed proximate the body, the catch selectively rotatable between a first position in which the catch is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface of the body and a second position in which the catch orthogonally projects beyond one of the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the body is adapted to be slid along the bone when the catch is in the first position, and wherein the catch is adapted to extend beyond the body and abut the bone when in the second position.