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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Henry Keith Bonin, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
David Edward Chreene, Hernando, MS (US);
Alexander Iwan Seidl, Zurich, CH;
Claude Mathieu, Zurich, CH;
Daniel Zimmerman, Oberentfelden, CH;
Francis X. Mendoza, Purchase, NY (US);
Henry Keith Bonin, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
David Edward Chreene, Hernando, MS (US);
Alexander Iwan Seidl, Zurich, CH;
Claude Mathieu, Zurich, CH;
Daniel Zimmerman, Oberentfelden, CH;
Francis X. Mendoza, Purchase, NY (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A method of aligning implant components includes placing a first implant component in bone, followed by: coupling a first intermediate member to the first implant component; coupling a first alignment member to the first intermediate member; rotating the members as a unit to place the first intermediate member in an alignment position; removing the first alignment member from the first intermediate member; coupling a second alignment member to a second intermediate member; coupling the second intermediate member to the first intermediate member and rotating the second alignment member and the second intermediate member as a unit relative to the first intermediate member to provide a desired orientation of the second intermediate member. An alignment system for aligning first and second members includes a first alignment member having an offset channel dimensioned to receive the first member, and a second alignment member having a channel dimensioned to receive the second member.