Patent ID: 8882776

Claim:
A kit for use in performing joint arthroplasty, the kit comprising: a prosthesis to be fitted to a long bone, the prosthesis including a first body having a first body articulating surface defining a generally circular outer periphery thereof and having a support surface opposed to the first body articulating surface adapted to receive the head of the long bone, and a second body operably associated with the first body, the second body having a second body articulating surface extending from a portion of the circular outer periphery of the first body articulating surface; and a cutting guide, the cutting guide including a housing having an attachment mechanism adapted to couple the housing to the bone during arthroplasty and a wall defining a continuous path, and a blade for cutting the bone, the blade fitting within and sliding along the continuous path such that the blade cuts the bone in a shape matching the second body articulating surface.