Trialing for prosthetic component
US9937063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/389
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orthopedic system according to one embodiment of the disclosure comprises a first trial member capable of forming a broach cavity in a first bone of a patient. A second trial member is removeably coupleable to the first trial member in a fixed alignment with respect to the trial member. An alignment member is removeably coupleable in a fixed alignment with respect to the first trial member. The alignment member comprises indicia configured to provide for alignment of the alignment member with respect to at least one of the first bone and a second bone of the patient. The alignment of the second trial member with respect to the first trial member when coupled to the first trial member corresponds to the alignment of the alignment member with respect to the first trial member when coupled with the first trial member.
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