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17 | iASSIST 2-Pod Version Surgical Technique
Figure 3.4.3
Distal Femur Cut
3.4.3 Distal Femoral Cut Guidance (cont)
6. Insert three 3.2 mm Headless Trocar Drill Pins in
the base of the Femoral Distal Cut Guide using
both parallel holes and one diagonal hole in the
body of the guide.
7. With the knee stable and exed more than 45°,
unlock the Femoral A/P Slider using the blue screw
and remove it from the assembly. Hold the knee
steady until the coordinate transfer conrmation
sound is heard.
Warning: When the A/P slider is removed,
it indicates to the system that there’s a
commitment to a cut and prepares for the
removal of the distal reference to enable
the cut. It is therefore important to remain
stable, hold the knee steady, in neutral
rotation and exed 45 degrees (in relation to
the surgical table plane) when disconnecting
the assembly. This allows for the information
of the “Reference” Pod (being removed) to
transfer to the “Cut Guide” Pod (staying on the
bone). A conrmation sound is heard when the
disconnection and the information transfer has
been completed between the two Pods. This
operation could take up to 6 seconds. If this
step is not performed properly, the distal cut
can be performed, though the cut validation
won’t be possible.
8. Once the coordinates transfer is completed, slide
the Femoral Adjustment Mechanism away from
the distal femur so both arrows are aligned and
pull it o the assembly.