Title:
SURGICAL GUIDES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/024306
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A surgical guide can include a femoral portion that includes a femoral surface dimensioned to conform to a portion of a femur of a patient. The surgical guide can also include a tibial portion that defines a surgical alignment for a tibia of the patient. The femoral portion of the surgical guide can be configured to align the tibial portion relative to the tibia based on engagement of the femoral surface with the femur.
Inventors:
AGNIHOTRI AASHIISH (US)
SMITH RICHARD MICHAEL (US)
NADZADI MARK ELLSWORTH (US)
SHARP JEFFREY ANDREW (US)
SMITH RICHARD MICHAEL (US)
NADZADI MARK ELLSWORTH (US)
SHARP JEFFREY ANDREW (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/047936
Publication Date:
May 18, 2012
Filing Date:
August 16, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AGNIHOTRI AASHIISH (US)
SMITH RICHARD MICHAEL (US)
NADZADI MARK ELLSWORTH (US)
SHARP JEFFREY ANDREW (US)
SMITH RICHARD MICHAEL (US)
NADZADI MARK ELLSWORTH (US)
SHARP JEFFREY ANDREW (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/90; A61B17/56; A61F2/46
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004078078A1 | 2004-09-16 |
Foreign References:
| US20070106299A1 | 2007-05-10 | |||
| US20090318976A1 | 2009-12-24 | |||
| US20090227905A1 | 2009-09-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JEPSEN, Nicholas et al. (P.O. Box 1022Minneapolis, Minnesota, US)
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