US 12,274,457 B2
Patella resection guide with independent adjustment
Carlos E. Collazo, Old Greenwich, CT (US)
Assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,243.
Application 18/212,243 is a continuation of application No. 17/495,269, filed on Oct. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,723,677.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,675, filed on Oct. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329728 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1767 (2013.01) [A61B 17/158 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of treating a patella comprising:
positioning a patellar resection guide proximate the patella, the patellar resection guide comprising:
a frame extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end;
a first jaw disposed at the first end of the frame;
a second jaw disposed at the second end of the frame; and
an arm including a planar surface, the arm being movably connected to the frame and adjustable such that the planar surface may be aligned with a first plane and a second plane non-parallel to the first plane;
engaging the first jaw and the second jaw to the patella;
moving the arm relative to the frame until the planar surface is aligned with an intended patellar resection plane; and
cutting the patella along the intended patellar resection plane by guiding a cutting tool along the planar surface.