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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
Robert Freeman, Leeds, GB;
Gary Moore, Leeds, GB;
Steven Gowers, Leeds, GB;
Alec Birkbeck, Leeds, GB;
Robert Freeman, Leeds, GB;
Gary Moore, Leeds, GB;
Steven Gowers, Leeds, GB;
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, , GB;
Abstract
A method of aligning an alignment guide relative to a reamed acetabulum of a patient is provided. The method includes the step of manipulating an alignment guide comprising a shaft having a longitudinal axis and a guide arm having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the first portion attached to the shaft and configured to be rotatable about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the second portion extending from the first portion at a first predetermined angle along a second axis, and the third portion extending from the second portion at a second predetermined angle. The guide arm is rotated about the first axis relative to the shaft. A cup or trial is attached to the distal end of the shaft and positioned to contact the reamed acetabulum. The third portion of the guide arm is then oriented with respect to the long axis of the patient and the surface of the table on which the patient is positioned.