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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Jeffrey A. McAnelly, Columbia City, IN (US);
Rodney E. Satterthwaite, Huntington, IN (US);
Daniel E. Lashure, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An assembly tool for assembly of a first component of a prosthesis to a second component of the prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty. The tool includes a first member operably associated with the first component and a second member operably associated with the second component. The second member includes a cap having a threaded recess and further includes a threaded rod adapted to engage the threaded recess so as to move the second member relative to the first member and the threaded rod is made of a harder metal than the threaded recess.