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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
Megan A. Hood, Warsaw, IN (US);
Larry G. Mccleary, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael J. Fortin, Acushnet, MA (US);
Jonathan E. Carr, Warsaw, IN (US);
Megan A. Hood, Warsaw, IN (US);
Larry G. McCleary, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael J. Fortin, Acushnet, MA (US);
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Surgical instruments and methods for use in implanting a modular femoral prosthesis during performance of a hip revision procedure are disclosed, and include a distal reamer operable to ream an intramedullary canal of a patient's femur during a surgical procedure. The distal reamer includes an elongated shank having a cutting head formed in a distal end of the elongated shank and a drive connector formed in a sidewall positioned at an opposite, proximal end of the elongated shank. The cutting head has a plurality of helical cutting flutes arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the distal stem component. The drive connector has a female drive socket and a number of locking slots formed in the sidewall so as to open into the female drive socket.