CPC A61B 17/154 (2013.01) [A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An assembly for resecting an articular bone surface in an articular joint repair procedure comprising:
a housing adapted to be positioned adjacent the articular bone surface, the housing having an opening defined therein; and
an insert adapted to be fitted into the opening, the insert including a first member and a second member separate from and releasably coupled to the first member in a releasably coupled configuration, wherein at least one of the first member and the second member is sheet metal having a bent portion at an end thereof, ends of the first member and of the second member contacting each other in the releasably coupled configuration, the releasably coupled configuration of the first member and of the second member defining an aperture with a substantially constant width by spacing the first member from the second member, the aperture adapted to receive a saw blade for resecting the articular bone surface.
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