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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Depuy (Ireland), Cork, IE;
Gary M. Lindsay, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Stephanie M. Wainscott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tyler S. Hathaway, Auburn, IN (US);
Aaron J. Matyas, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph G. Wyss, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Filip Leszko, Winona Lake, IN (US);
DEPUY (IRELAND), , IE;
Abstract
A method for joint line assembly of an orthopaedic prosthesis assembly includes inserting a tapered post of a first prosthetic component into a tapered bore of a second prosthetic component along a longitudinal axis to secure the first prosthetic component to the second prosthetic component. A shaft of a fastener is advanced along the longitudinal axis through a threaded passageway defined in the second prosthetic component and into the first prosthetic component. The threaded passageway has a greater diameter than a diameter of the shaft. The end of the shaft is threaded into a threaded aperture defined in the first prosthetic component.