Cutting guide instrument
CA 2219190 C · Owner: Wennberg, Stig · Inventors: Albrektsson, Bjorn; Wennberg, Stig; Carlsson, Lars
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The invention relates to a cutting guide instrument and method for enabling high-precision resection of the head (caput femoris) (8) of the neck (5) of a human femur (collum femoris) at a predetermined cutting angle (.alpha.c) to the femoral shaft (9) and on a predetermined cutting level (Lc) with respect to the proximal end of the caput (8). A support part (11) is fixed to the femur during the resection. A longitudinal guide carrier (12) is supported by the support part (11) and is aligned along the femoral collum (5) at said predetermined cutting angle (.alpha.c) to the femoral shaft (9). A cutting guide (13) is supported by and movable along the axis (D-D) of the guide carrier …
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- Filed April 17, 1996 and granted June 5, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 17, 2016.
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