Claims
- 1. Apparatus for use in conjunction with joint-replacement surgery, the apparatus comprising:a stem adapted for intimate contact within an intramedullary canal of a bone following preparation of the canal to receive the stem, the stem including a connection point which is accessible when the stem is installed; a shaped body adapted for removable attachment to the connection point with the stem installed, the body including an outer surface configured to co-act in the joint and at least two bone-cutting guides extending through the body corresponding to a level of bone resection; and one or more bone-cutting fixtures physically separate from the shaped body adapted for removable attachment to the connection point without removing the stem.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shaped body further includes:an outer, articulating surface adapted to co-act in a knee joint; and wherein one of the cutting fixtures physically separable from the shaped body includes one or more surfaces associated with performing a box cut of the type associated with cruciate-sacrifice knee-replacement surgery.
- 3. Apparatus for use in conjunction with joint-replacement surgery, the apparatus comprising:a stem adapted for installation into the intramedullary canal of a bone associated with the joint replacement, the stem including a connection point which is accessible when the stem is installed; a shaped body adapted for removable attachment to the connection point with the stem installed, the body including a plurality of slots corresponding to resections which may be required to receive a final joint-replacement implant; and one or more bone-cutting guides physically separate from the shaped body adapted for removable attachment to the connection point whithout removing the stem.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the joint-replacement implant is a distal femoral component associated with knee arthroplasty.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/556,123, filed Nov. 2, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,716,361.
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