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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Conrad Klotz, Nappanee, IN (US);
Daren Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Trent Wilkinson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Edmund Frazee, Cromwell, IN (US);
Conrad Klotz, Nappanee, IN (US);
Daren Deffenbaugh, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Trent Wilkinson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Edmund Frazee, Cromwell, IN (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An instrument for recording and replicating the spatial orientation of a dialable component of an implant relative to a bone engaging component of the implant includes a base assembly for supporting the bone engaging component and a fixture supported on the base assembly for supporting an alignment tool. The alignment tool is configured to engage a portion of the dialable component when the implant is supported by the base assembly. The fixture includes a locking assembly for locking the spatial position of the alignment tool relative to a pre-determined datum on a trial implant. The same instrument can be used to support a final implant and to replicate the spatial position of the alignment tool relative to the same datum on the final implant. The alignment tool can then be used to align the dialable component of the implant. The alignment tool can also constitute an impacting tool so that it can be used to impact the dialable component into locking engagement with the implant using the same instrument.