Patent ID: 8409210

Claim:
A method for performing a total knee replacement procedure comprising: preparing a distal femur by cutting the distal femur with a cutting device that is guided by a jig, and eventually forming a prepared distal femur with a first distal surface; selecting a selected knee prosthesis from a group of candidate knee prostheses, wherein the group of candidate knee prostheses includes candidate femoral components having similar proximal sides and having substantially different distal sides, and wherein the proximal sides are configured to engage the first distal surface of the prepared distal femur; and associating the femoral component of the selected knee prosthesis with the prepared distal femur, wherein the group of candidate knee prostheses includes candidate tibial components, wherein each candidate tibial component has an inner surface shaped to receive a distal surface of one of the candidate femoral components, but not distal surfaces of the remaining candidate femoral components, wherein the candidate femoral components are configured to be used with either a left femur or a right femur, wherein the candidate tibial components are configured to be used with either a left tibia or a right tibia, and wherein the candidate femoral components are configured to engage their respective candidate tibial components with a flexion angle of greater than 120 degrees.