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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Allan Manasas, Easton, MA (US);
Alfred F. DeCarlo, Jr., Stamford, CT (US);
Michael S. Varieur, Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ; A61B 1/790 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ; A61B 1/790 ;
Abstract
An alignable orthopedic prosthesis system includes a prosthesis and an alignment guide. The prosthesis includes a stem having at least one keyed component extending along its outer surface. The alignment guide has an alignment body with a guide surface disposed on an inner portion thereof. The guide surface has a key element formed therein for engageably receiving the keyed component of the prosthesis.