Apparatus and method for the alignment of a total knee prosthesis
Patent 5788700 Issued on August 4, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3596554 Prosthetic knee implantation Reference system for implantation of condylar total knee prostheses Instrumentation for long stem surgery Alignment guide and method Patent #: 5462550 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 741434 filed on 10/30/1996US Classes:606/88Knee or knee jointExaminersPrimary: Buiz, MichaelAssistant: Reip, David O. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 017/56AbstractA tibial resection guide is aligned with the direction of the mechanical axis of the leg of a recipient of a total knee prosthesis through the use of a proximal alignment member at the proximal portion of an external tibial alignment shaft coupled to the tibia, the proximal alignment member having a guideway for the reception of an external alignment rod affixed to the distal femur of the recipient and so as to extend in the direction of the mechanical axis.Other References
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