Patient specific surgical guide locator and mount

摘要

A resection guide locator includes a bone engagement portion with surfaces that are complementary to the surface topographies of a bone to be resected during surgery. A housing includes a socket defined by a resilient annular wall that is sized and arranged so to accept a resection guide by press-fit to thereby position and hold the resection guide within he socket. The resection guide is maintained in a predetermined, preferred position while the surfaces are releasably locked in position on the bone. A method is disclosed for forming and using the resection guide locator.

主权项

1. A resection guide locator for use in resecting a bone having a surface topography comprising:
a bone engagement portion having a surface that is complementary to said surface topography of said bone to be resected; and a socket sized to receive a resection guide so as to maintain said resection guide in position while said surface of said one engagement portion is arranged in contacting relation with the bone, wherein an elongate slot and a pair of through holes are defined within the socket, the elongate slot and pair of through holes are positioned within the socket such that they respectively align with an elongate slot and a pair of through holes defined by the resection guide when the resection guide is received within the socket, and wherein the elongate slot and pair of through holes defined within the sockets are disposed at a distance from one another such that they do not intersect.