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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, County Cork, IE;
James Barnett, Leeds, GB;
Andrew Dixon, Leeds, GB;
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, County Cork, IE;
Abstract
A kit of parts for use in a unicondylar knee replacement procedure having a keel punch, a unicondylar tibial trial and an impactor. The keel punch including a cutting formation on the inferior side configured to form a slot in a resected part of a patient's tibia, and a first attachment formation on the superior side. The unicondylar tibial trial having a body defining a slot passing therethrough between an upper surface and a lower surface that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis extending from an anterior end to a posterior end of the body. The slot configured to slidably receive the keel punch. The impactor includes a second attachment formation and is releasably attachable to the keel punch by slidingly engaging the second attachment formation with the first attachment formation. An assembly for use in and methods of trialing during a unicondylar knee replacement procedure are also disclosed.