Kelly Ammann,Vincent P. Novak,Robert Schneider,Ralph E. Burns
申请号：
US12387546
公开号：
US08702715B2
申请日:
2009.05.04
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy, the apparatus comprising:cutting apparatus for forming an osteotomy cut in the tibia, the cutting apparatus comprising: targeting apparatus for identifying a cutting plane through the tibia and a boundary line for terminating a cut made along the cutting plane, wherein the boundary line is located within the tibia, parallel to the anterior-posterior slope of the tibia and parallel to the sagittal plane of the patient.A method for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy, the method comprising:positioning targeting apparatus for identifying a cutting plane through the tibia and a boundary line for terminating a cut made along the cutting plane, wherein the boundary line is located within the tibia, parallel to the anterior-posterior slope of the tibia and parallel to the sagittal plane of the patientcutting the bone along the cutting plane, with the cut terminating at the boundary linemoving the bone on either side of the cut apart so as to form the wedge-like opening in the bone andstabilizing the bone.
