US 12,256,944 B2
Patient specific surgical guide locator and mount
Michael Carroll, Memphis, TN (US); Richard Obert, Germantown, TN (US); and Paul Stemniski, Arlington, TN (US)
Assigned to MICROPORT ORTHOPEDIC HOLDINGS, INC., Tiel (NL)
Filed by Microport Orthopedics Holdings, Inc., Tiel (NL)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/418,430.
Application 14/707,617 is a division of application No. 13/465,547, filed on May 7, 2012, granted, now 9,089,342, issued on Jul. 28, 2015.
Application 13/465,547 is a division of application No. 12/710,898, filed on Feb. 23, 2010, granted, now 9,017,334, issued on Apr. 28, 2015.
Application 18/418,430 is a continuation of application No. 17/482,863, filed on Sep. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,911,046.
Application 17/482,863 is a continuation of application No. 15/881,340, filed on Jan. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,154,305, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Application 15/881,340 is a continuation of application No. 14/707,617, filed on May 8, 2015, granted, now 9,901,353.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,845, filed on Feb. 24, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156468 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A61B 17/155 (2013.01) [A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/154 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A resection system, comprising:
a locator including a body having a pair of wings that outwardly extend from the body wherein each wing of the pair of wings defines a respective through bore, the body having a bone engagement portion with a surface comprising localized features that are complementary to localized surface topography features of a tibial surface that is to be resected, the body defining a recess and a slot within the recess; and
a guide having a body defining a slot, at least a portion of the guide body sized and configured to be received within the recess defined by the locator,
wherein the slot defined by the guide aligns with the slot defined by the locator when the guide is received within the recess defined by the locator.