US 12,064,125 B2
Ankle replacement system and method
Shawn E. McGinley, Arlington, TN (US); Braham K. Dhillon, Memphis, TN (US); Ramon Luna, Arlington, TN (US); and Robert M. Howles, Bartlett, TN (US)
Assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,620.
Application 15/335,949 is a division of application No. 14/100,799, filed on Dec. 9, 2013, granted, now 9,480,571, issued on Nov. 1, 2016.
Application 17/400,620 is a continuation of application No. 16/405,212, filed on May 7, 2019, granted, now 11,116,521.
Application 16/405,212 is a continuation of application No. 15/335,949, filed on Oct. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,321,922, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/746,393, filed on Dec. 27, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369288 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1682 (2013.01) [A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61F 2002/4205 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. System for providing a common reference location for surgical tools comprising:
a tool holder;
at least two pins projecting from respective anterior facing locations near a distal end of a tibia of a patient;
a first frame and a second frame arranged and configured for lockably adjusting a position of the tool holder in the proximal-distal and medial-lateral directions relative to at least one of the at least two pins, wherein a first tool is mounted to the tool holder, the first tool configured for sizing a tibia implant and a second tool mounted to the tool holder, the second tool configured for removing a portion of a tibia bone for acceptance of a tibia implant;
wherein the first frame is coupled to the at least two pins such that a locking screw urges a portion of the frame to bear against the at least two pins so as to secure the tool holder relative to the pins.