POLYMER 4-IN-1 FEMORAL CUTTING BLOCK INCLUDING METALLIC PROTECTIVE BUSHINGS

摘要

An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a polymer 4-in-1 cutting block having a number of metallic cutting guides secured thereto. A pair of metallic bushings function as saw stops at the medial and lateral ends of the chamfer cutting slot.

主权项

1. An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising:
a polymer 4-in-1 femoral cutting block having a chamfer cutting slot defined therein, a first metallic planar cutting guide secured within the chamfer cutting slot of the polymer 4-in-1 femoral cutting block, a second metallic planar cutting guide secured within the chamfer cutting slot of the polymer 4-in-1 femoral cutting block, the second metallic planar cutting guide being arranged at an oblique angle relative to, and spaced apart from, the first metallic planar cutting guide, a first metallic bushing secured within the chamfer cutting slot of the polymer 4-in-1 femoral cutting block, an outer surface of the first metallic bushing being positioned at a lateral end of each of the first and second metallic planar cutting guides, and a second metallic bushing secured within the chamfer cutting slot of the polymer 4-in-1 femoral cutting block, an outer surface of the second metallic bushing being positioned at a medial end of each of the first and second metallic planar cutting guides.