Method for preparing a patient's tibia to receive an implant

US10195056B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY · IE

Inventors

• Thomas E. Wogoman · Warsaw, US
• Jon M. Edwards · Warsaw, US
• Matthew S. Wallace · Huntertown, US
• Jeremy Oden · Huntington, US
• Corinna Johanna Klawon · San Rafael, US
• Megan Wallace · Warsaw, US
• Erica Roche · Warsaw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/30616
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An orthopedic surgical instrument system that includes an orthopedic surgical instrument adapted to be positioned on a proximal end of a patient's tibia, and a tibial bearing trial assembly, and a tibial evaluation component, and a tibial base trial component configured to be coupled to the orthopedic surgical instrument. A tibial evaluation component includes a base plate and a generally Y-shaped posterior buttress extending upwardly from a superior surface of the base plate, such that the posterior buttress of the insert component is configured to be received in the opening of the tibial bearing trial assembly to prevent rotation of the tibial bearing trial component relative to the tibial base trial component.