| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting tool configured to cut a bone according to a guide so that the bone can receive a surface replacement implant. <P>SOLUTION: A bone resection instrument for resecting an end of the bone along a surface having a curvature comprises the guide, the cutting tool and a track follower. The guide is configured to be removably attached in a fixed position to the end of the bone. The guide is also configured to include a track having a curvature generally corresponding to the curvature of the surface to be resected in the bone. The cutting tool has a cutting face. The track follower is configured to couple to the cutting tool and cooperate with the track to facilitate reciprocation of the cutting tool relative to the guide to induce the cutting face to resect the bone along the surface having the curvature. A method is further provided for resecting a bone along a curved surface conformed to the curvature of a curved surface of the underside of a prosthetic component. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |
