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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy (Ireland), Ringaskiddy, IE;
Inventors:
Lisa M. Major, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan C. Keefer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Todd A. Kilpela, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
DEPUY (IRELAND), , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30672 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a tibial base trial adapted to be positioned on a surgically-prepared proximal end of a patient's tibia, a base fastener, and a stem adaptor secured to the base fastener. The stem adaptor includes a first adaptor body engaged with a lower surface of the tibial base trial and a second adaptor body pivotally coupled to the first adaptor body. A stem trial is removably coupled to the second adaptor body of the stem adaptor.