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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Andrew Freiberg, Weston, MA (US);
Aaron P. Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Andrew Freiberg, Weston, MA (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An assembly tool comprises in an assembled configuration a proximal implant fastener, a distal implant fastener, and a compression member. The assembly tool is operable to hold in the assembled configuration a proximal implant partially engageable with a distal implant during implantation and axial impaction. Axial impaction is exerted through the compression member of the assembly tool. The assembly tool is also operable to securely lock the tapers of proximal and distal implants after impaction by rotating the compression member.