Zimmer Biomet iASSIST Knee Manual page 18

iASSIST 2-Pod Version Surgical Technique
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Distal Femoral Cut (cont.)
8. Slide the femoral adjustment mechanism away
from the distal femur so both arrows are aligned
and pull it off the assembly.
9. Remove the 3.5 X 38 mm hex head screw and the
femoral reference.
10. Remove the spike using a slaphammer.
Note: The Persona
Zimmer) can be used to remove the femoral
spike.
Note: The NexGen
(provided by Zimmer) can be used to remove
the femoral spike or the CAS 7.9 mm Small
Spike.
Distal Femur Cut (Continued)
Slaphammer (provided by
®
Slaphammer Extrator
®
Figure 3.5
11. Manually adjust the resection level if desired.
Loosen the screw on the distal femoral cut guide
to increase/decrease resection by 2 or 4 mm.
Note: The femoral saw slot when secured at
the "0" position on the femoral distal cut guide
resects 10 mm off the most distal condyle.
12. Insert a 3.2 mm headless trocar drill pin in the
femoral saw slot using the angular hole in the body
of the saw slot to secure it to the bone.
Warning: The 3.2 mm headless trocar drill pin
used to secure the femoral distal cut guide
and the femoral saw slot to the bone has to
be inserted carefully to avoid perforating the
second cortex.